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| Bill | Child Welfare Caregivers | AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-7-20, RELATING TO CHILDREN'S CODE DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO ADD THE TERM "LICENSED"; BY AMENDING SECTION 63-9-1110, RELATING TO ADOPTION BY A STEPPARENT OR RELATIVE, SO AS TO APPLY TO CHILDREN PLACED WITH RELATIVES OR FICTIVE KIN FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADOPTION; BY AMENDING SECTION 63-7-2320, RELATING TO THE KINSHIP FOSTER CARE PROGRAM, SO AS TO LOWER THE MINIMUM AGE OF A KINSHIP FOSTER PARENT FROM TWENTY-ONE TO EIGHTEEN AND TO ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT TO USE DIFFERENT STANDARDS WHEN LICENSING RELATIVES AND FICTIVE KIN; BY AMENDING SECTION 63-7-2350, RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS ON FOSTER CARE, ADOPTION, OR LEGAL GUARDIAN PLACEMENTS, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 63-7-2400, RELATING TO THE NUMBER OF FOSTER CHILDREN WHO MAY BE PLACED IN A FOSTER HOME, SO AS TO REMOVE THERAPEUTIC FOSTER CARE PLACEMENT LIMITATIONS FROM KINSHIP FOSTER CARE PLACEMENTS. - RATIFIED TITLE | us/states/sc | South Carolina General Assembly | 2025-2026 | S 415 | South Carolina S 415 (2025-2026) |
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South Carolina S 415 (2025-2026) — Child Welfare Caregivers
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-7-20, RELATING TO CHILDREN'S CODE DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO ADD THE TERM "LICENSED"; BY AMENDING SECTION 63-9-1110, RELATING TO ADOPTION BY A STEPPARENT OR RELATIVE, SO AS TO APPLY TO CHILDREN PLACED WITH RELATIVES OR FICTIVE KIN FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADOPTION; BY AMENDING SECTION 63-7-2320, RELATING TO THE KINSHIP FOSTER CARE PROGRAM, SO AS TO LOWER THE MINIMUM AGE OF A KINSHIP FOSTER PARENT FROM TWENTY-ONE TO EIGHTEEN AND TO ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT TO USE DIFFERENT STANDARDS WHEN LICENSING RELATIVES AND FICTIVE KIN; BY AMENDING SECTION 63-7-2350, RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS ON FOSTER CARE, ADOPTION, OR LEGAL GUARDIAN PLACEMENTS, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 63-7-2400, RELATING TO THE NUMBER OF FOSTER CHILDREN WHO MAY BE PLACED IN A FOSTER HOME, SO AS TO REMOVE THERAPEUTIC FOSTER CARE PLACEMENT LIMITATIONS FROM KINSHIP FOSTER CARE PLACEMENTS. - RATIFIED TITLE
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Filed (filed) — source
- 02/03/2026 (committee substitute) — source
- 02/05/2026 (committee substitute) — source
- 03/04/2025 (committee substitute) — source
- 03/26/2025 (committee substitute) — source
- 03/28/2025 (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Passage of Bill — 109–0 (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — 45–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Devine — primary (person)
- Elliott — primary (person)
- Ott — primary (person)
- Reichenbach — primary (person)
- Sutton — primary (person)
- Young — primary (person)
- Zell — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-03-04 Introduced and read first time
introduction, reading-1 - 2025-03-04 Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services
referral-committee - 2025-03-26 Committee report: Favorable Family and Veterans' Services
committee-passage-favorable - 2025-03-28 Scrivener's error corrected
- 2025-04-01 Read second time
reading-2 - 2025-04-01 Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
- 2025-04-02 Read third time and sent to House
passage, reading-3 - 2025-04-03 Introduced and read first time
introduction, reading-1 - 2025-04-03 Referred to Committee on Judiciary
referral-committee - 2026-02-03 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-02-05 Amended
amendment-passage - 2026-02-05 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-05 Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0
- 2026-02-05 Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- 2026-02-06 Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-11 Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
- 2026-02-25 Ratified R 103
- 2026-02-27 Signed By Governor
executive-signature - 2026-03-05 Effective date 02/27/26
- 2026-03-05 Act No. 99
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c1fc56c3-e91a-4a13-8a6f-c212fc8f993e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).