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type: "Bill"
title: "Birth certificates prepared after a paternity determination"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-17-70, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO COURT ORDERS DETERMINING THAT A PUTATIVE FATHER IS THE LEGAL FATHER, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT THE CHILD'S BIRTH CERTIFICATE BE AMENDED AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; TO AMEND SECTION 44-63-163, RELATING TO BIRTH CERTIFICATES PREPARED AFTER A PATERNITY DETERMINATION, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-1-310, RELATING TO THE MATERNAL MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY REVIEW COMMITTEE, SO AS TO CHANGE THE OPERATION OF THE COMMITTEE BY ASSIGNING CERTAIN RESPONSIBILITIES TO STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, TO PROVIDE FUNDING CONTINGENCIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 21"
citation: "South Carolina S 21 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hutto", "Jackson", "Shealy"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 27
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-12-12"
last_action: "2019-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8dea8947-fceb-4843-80cc-3cf5ce66341e"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=21&session=123&summary=B"
source_hash: "4a461a0f704bf6aa9c659fbe7d5a31bb4ad7c5e0e8fe2897cfc4c90ed68a51cd"
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 21 (2019-2020) — Birth certificates prepared after a paternity determination
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-17-70, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO COURT ORDERS DETERMINING THAT A PUTATIVE FATHER IS THE LEGAL FATHER, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT THE CHILD'S BIRTH CERTIFICATE BE AMENDED AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; TO AMEND SECTION 44-63-163, RELATING TO BIRTH CERTIFICATES PREPARED AFTER A PATERNITY DETERMINATION, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-1-310, RELATING TO THE MATERNAL MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY REVIEW COMMITTEE, SO AS TO CHANGE THE OPERATION OF THE COMMITTEE BY ASSIGNING CERTAIN RESPONSIBILITIES TO STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, TO PROVIDE FUNDING CONTINGENCIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - 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/sess123_2019-2020/bills/21.htm)
2. **1/23/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/21_20190123.htm)
3. **1/24/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/21_20190124.htm)
4. **1/25/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/21_20190125.htm)
5. **12/12/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/21_20181212.htm)
6. **5/1/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/21_20190501.htm)
7. **5/7/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/21_20190507.htm)
8. **5/8/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/21_20190508.htm)
9. **5/9/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/21_20190509.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **1050** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **990** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **390** (pass) · upper
- to concur — **390** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Hutto — primary (person)
- Jackson — primary (person)
- Shealy — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-12-12** Prefiled `filing`
- **2018-12-12** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-08** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-01-08** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-09** Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Shealy, Young
- **2019-01-23** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-24** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-01-24** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-01-24** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
- **2019-01-25** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2019-01-29** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-01-30** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-01-30** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-01** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-07** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-07** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-05-07** Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0
- **2019-05-08** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-08** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2019-05-09** House amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2019-05-09** Returned to House with amendments
- **2019-05-09** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2019-05-09** Roll call Yeas-99 Nays-0
- **2019-05-13** Ratified R 62
- **2019-05-16** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-31** Effective date 05/16/19
- **2019-06-05** Act No. 42
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8dea8947-fceb-4843-80cc-3cf5ce66341e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).