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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-9-780, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ACCESS TO AND DISCLOSURE OF NONIDENTIFYING AND IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ABOUT ADOPTEES, BIOLOGICAL PARENTS, AND BIOLOGICAL SIBLINGS, SO AS TO APPLY ALSO TO BIOLOGICAL GRANDPARENTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-9-780, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ACCESS TO AND DISCLOSURE OF NONIDENTIFYING AND IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ABOUT ADOPTEES, BIOLOGICAL PARENTS, AND BIOLOGICAL SIBLINGS, SO AS TO APPLY ALSO TO BIOLOGICAL GRANDPARENTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H 3898"
citation: "South Carolina H 3898 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Arrington", "Bennett", "Clyburn", "Collins", "Douglas", "Elliott", "Felder", "Henegan", "Hosey", "King", "Kirby", "Knight", "Loftis", "M. Rivers", "Mack", "Pitts", "Robinson-Simpson", "Spires", "Whipper"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-03-07"
last_action: "2017-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/85aced62-dc3a-4081-81ad-eaaa46b086cb"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3898&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "ce6c09f694175a49f9346bdb1fa11b6dc58475fbf226fea490c091f25c2b46e7"
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 H 3898 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-9-780, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ACCESS TO AND DISCLOSURE OF NONIDENTIFYING AND IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ABOUT ADOPTEES, BIOLOGICAL PARENTS, AND BIOLOGICAL SIBLINGS, SO AS TO APPLY ALSO TO BIOLOGICAL GRANDPARENTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - ratified title
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **3/29/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3898_20170329.htm)
2. **3/7/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3898_20170307.htm)
3. **4/27/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3898_20170427.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **332** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **1030** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Alexander — primary (person)
- Arrington — primary (person)
- Bennett — primary (person)
- Clyburn — primary (person)
- Collins — primary (person)
- Douglas — primary (person)
- Elliott — primary (person)
- Felder — primary (person)
- Henegan — primary (person)
- Hosey — primary (person)
- King — primary (person)
- Kirby — primary (person)
- Knight — primary (person)
- Loftis — primary (person)
- M. Rivers — primary (person)
- Mack — primary (person)
- Pitts — primary (person)
- Robinson-Simpson — primary (person)
- Spires — primary (person)
- Whipper — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-03-07** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-07** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-08** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Elliott
- **2017-03-29** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-30** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.Rivers
- **2017-03-30** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-30** Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0
- **2017-03-30** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2017-03-31** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-04** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-04-04** Referred to Committee on General `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-27** Committee report: Favorable General `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-10** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-05-10** Roll call Ayes-33 Nays-2
- **2017-05-11** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-15** Ratified R 116
- **2017-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-25** Effective date 5/19/17
- **2017-05-31** Act No. 79
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/85aced62-dc3a-4081-81ad-eaaa46b086cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).