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88 lines
4.4 KiB
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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Kinship foster care program"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-2320, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE KINSHIP FOSTER CARE PROGRAM, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT FICTIVE KIN ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE FOSTER PARENTS UNDER THE KINSHIP FOSTER CARE PROGRAM, TO PROVIDE THAT RELATIVES AND FICTIVE KIN MAY FOSTER A CHILD BEFORE BEING LICENSED AS A KINSHIP FOSTER CARE PROVIDER UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS. - ratified title"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
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legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2021-2022"
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identifier: "S 222"
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citation: "South Carolina S 222 (2021-2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Gustafson", "Hutto", "Jackson", "K. Johnson", "Matthews", "McElveen", "McLeod", "Shealy"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 20
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2020-12-09"
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last_action: "2022-05-31"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b71450c3-d413-47b3-b5cf-e00ce6938a6e"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=222&session=124&summary=B"
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source_hash: "611e45ee0a4593da1c88d335d69c7682bde67588843763934ecfe240cfcc5374"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
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---
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# South Carolina S 222 (2021-2022) — Kinship foster care program
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AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-2320, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE KINSHIP FOSTER CARE PROGRAM, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT FICTIVE KIN ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE FOSTER PARENTS UNDER THE KINSHIP FOSTER CARE PROGRAM, TO PROVIDE THAT RELATIVES AND FICTIVE KIN MAY FOSTER A CHILD BEFORE BEING LICENSED AS A KINSHIP FOSTER CARE PROVIDER UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS. - ratified title
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/222.htm)
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2. **12/9/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/222_20201209.htm)
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3. **2/10/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/222_20210210.htm)
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4. **4/21/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/222_20220421.htm)
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## Votes
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- Passage of Bill — **111–0** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Gustafson — primary (person)
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- Hutto — primary (person)
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- Jackson — primary (person)
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- K. Johnson — primary (person)
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- Matthews — primary (person)
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- McElveen — primary (person)
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- McLeod — primary (person)
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- Shealy — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-12-09** Prefiled `filing`
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- **2020-12-09** Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-12** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-01-12** Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-10** Committee report: Favorable Family and Veterans' Services `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-02-11** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2021-02-11** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
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- **2021-02-16** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-02-17** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-02-17** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2022-04-21** Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-04-27** Debate adjourned until Thur., 5-5-22
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- **2022-05-05** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2022-05-05** Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0
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- **2022-05-05** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
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- **2022-05-06** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
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- **2022-05-12** Ratified R 168
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- **2022-05-16** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2022-05-31** Effective date 05/16/22
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- **2022-05-31** Act No. 168
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b71450c3-d413-47b3-b5cf-e00ce6938a6e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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