---
type: "Bill"
title: "Fingerprint Background Checks Update"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-13-190, RELATING TO FINGERPRINT-BASED BACKGROUND CHECKS OF DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES PERSONNEL IN CHILDCARE FACILITIES, SO AS TO MAKE CERTAIN CHANGES TO THE REQUIREMENT FOR A FINGERPRINT-BASED BACKGROUND CHECK. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "S 996"
citation: "South Carolina S 996 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Devine", "Elliott", "Reichenbach", "Sutton", "Tedder", "Young", "Zell"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-03-10"
last_action: "2026-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bc1ba5d0-7b5f-48e4-941e-1ea79de08098"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=996&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "4dbc0fd9d2cd5cc473e09466a76a2ebbcdb2e12dae7fa18ddedba8fb8b6915ab"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---

# South Carolina S 996 (2025-2026) — Fingerprint Background Checks Update

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-13-190, RELATING TO FINGERPRINT-BASED BACKGROUND CHECKS OF DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES PERSONNEL IN CHILDCARE FACILITIES, SO AS TO MAKE CERTAIN CHANGES TO THE REQUIREMENT FOR A FINGERPRINT-BASED BACKGROUND CHECK. - RATIFIED TITLE

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/996.htm)
2. **03/10/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/996_20260310.htm)
3. **03/12/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/996_20260312.htm)
4. **05/06/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/996_20260506.htm)
5. **05/13/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/996_20260513.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Devine — primary (person)
- Elliott — primary (person)
- Reichenbach — primary (person)
- Sutton — primary (person)
- Tedder — primary (person)
- Young — primary (person)
- Zell — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-03-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-03-10** Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-12** Polled out of committee Family and Veterans' Services
- **2026-03-12** Committee report: Favorable Family and Veterans' Services `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-25** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-25** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2026-03-26** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-31** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-03-31** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-05-06** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-12** Debate adjourned
- **2026-05-13** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-13** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-13** Roll call Yeas-115 Nays-0
- **2026-05-14** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-14** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
- **2026-05-15** Ratified R 243
- **2026-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-05** Effective date 05/19/26
- **2026-06-03** Act No. 232

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bc1ba5d0-7b5f-48e4-941e-1ea79de08098`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).