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---
type: "Bill"
title: "SC Child Abuse Response Protocol Act"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE \"SOUTH CAROLINA CHILD ABUSE RESPONSE PROTOCOL ACT\" BY ADDING ARTICLE 24 TO CHAPTER 11, TITLE 63 SO AS TO REQUIRE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS INVOLVED IN CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION TO FOLLOW CERTAIN CHILD ABUSE RESPONSE PROTOCOL, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO REVIEW AND UPDATE THE PROTOCOL, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 63-11-310, RELATING TO CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERS, SO AS TO REQUIRE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERS TO HOLD CERTAIN ACCREDITATION STATUS OR BE ACTIVELY PURSUING ACCREDITATION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 229"
citation: "South Carolina S 229 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gustafson", "Hutto", "Jackson", "Matthews", "McElveen", "McLeod", "Shealy"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-12-09"
last_action: "2021-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/269ab9e6-6560-4431-8b6d-19ec15e82ab2"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=229&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "0acb4a859e7ff1dcb0f9310569e6bf3028da4f689ee63b562f7943b7798ce861"
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 229 (2021-2022) — SC Child Abuse Response Protocol Act
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA CHILD ABUSE RESPONSE PROTOCOL ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 24 TO CHAPTER 11, TITLE 63 SO AS TO REQUIRE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS INVOLVED IN CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION TO FOLLOW CERTAIN CHILD ABUSE RESPONSE PROTOCOL, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO REVIEW AND UPDATE THE PROTOCOL, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 63-11-310, RELATING TO CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERS, SO AS TO REQUIRE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERS TO HOLD CERTAIN ACCREDITATION STATUS OR BE ACTIVELY PURSUING ACCREDITATION, 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/sess124_2021-2022/bills/229.htm)
2. **12/9/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/229_20201209.htm)
3. **3/10/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/229_20210310.htm)
4. **3/11/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/229_20210311.htm)
5. **4/21/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/229_20210421.htm)
6. **4/22/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/229_20210422.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **1041** (pass) · lower
- to concur — **430** (pass) · upper
- 2nd Reading — **410** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Gustafson — primary (person)
- Hutto — primary (person)
- Jackson — primary (person)
- Matthews — primary (person)
- McElveen — primary (person)
- McLeod — primary (person)
- Shealy — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-12-09** Prefiled `filing`
- **2020-12-09** Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-12** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-12** Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** Committee report: Favorable Family and Veterans' Services `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-11** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2021-03-16** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-16** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- **2021-03-17** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-18** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-18** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-21** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-22** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-22** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-22** Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-1
- **2021-04-22** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2021-04-23** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-29** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
- **2021-04-29** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2021-05-06** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-04** Ratified R 41
- **2021-05-13** Effective date See Act for Effective Date
- **2021-05-13** Act No. 28
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/269ab9e6-6560-4431-8b6d-19ec15e82ab2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).