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type: "Bill"
title: "Adult protection, investigations"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 43-35-87 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO DECLINE CERTAIN TRANSACTION REQUESTS IN CASES OF THE SUSPECTED FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION OF VULNERABLE ADULTS; BY ADDING ARTICLE 8 TO CHAPTER 1, TITLE 35 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE FINANCIAL REPRESENTATIVES OF CERTAIN CLIENTS, INCLUDING VULNERABLE ADULTS, TO NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN THE EVENT OF A SUSPECTED FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION, TO PROVIDE CERTAIN PROTECTIONS FOR GOOD FAITH REPORTING, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 35-1-607, RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S SECURITIES DIVISION, SO AS TO ADD CERTAIN RECORDS PROVIDED TO THE DIVISION REGARDING SUSPECTED FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION OF VULNERABLE ADULTS. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 425"
citation: "South Carolina S 425 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Gustafson", "McLeod", "Young"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 27
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-12"
last_action: "2021-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9eb29979-6c1c-4e10-a3d3-67c9944db98d"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=425&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "d64e44c583e74e2ca7e903ac89b79ed2c3a0aefcd06f03bf33e7a29860447144"
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 425 (2021-2022) — Adult protection, investigations
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 43-35-87 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO DECLINE CERTAIN TRANSACTION REQUESTS IN CASES OF THE SUSPECTED FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION OF VULNERABLE ADULTS; BY ADDING ARTICLE 8 TO CHAPTER 1, TITLE 35 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE FINANCIAL REPRESENTATIVES OF CERTAIN CLIENTS, INCLUDING VULNERABLE ADULTS, TO NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN THE EVENT OF A SUSPECTED FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION, TO PROVIDE CERTAIN PROTECTIONS FOR GOOD FAITH REPORTING, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 35-1-607, RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S SECURITIES DIVISION, SO AS TO ADD CERTAIN RECORDS PROVIDED TO THE DIVISION REGARDING SUSPECTED FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION OF VULNERABLE ADULTS. - 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/425.htm)
2. **1/12/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/425_20210112.htm)
3. **3/10/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/425_20210310.htm)
4. **3/31/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/425_20210331.htm)
5. **4/29/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/425_20210429.htm)
6. **5/13/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/425_20210513.htm)
7. **5/3/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/425_20210503.htm)
8. **5/4/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/425_20210504.htm)
9. **5/6/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/425_20210506.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **0–110** (fail) · lower
- to adopt amendment — **45–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Alexander — primary (person)
- Gustafson — primary (person)
- McLeod — primary (person)
- Young — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **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 with amendment Family and Veterans' Services `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-31** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-31** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-31** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2021-04-07** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-08** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-08** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-29** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-03** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2021-05-04** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-04** Roll call Yeas-97 Nays-0
- **2021-05-05** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-06** House amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2021-05-06** Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
- **2021-05-06** Returned to House with amendments
- **2021-05-12** Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
- **2021-05-12** Roll call Yeas-0 Nays-110
- **2021-05-12** Senate recedes from amendment(s)
- **2021-05-13** Ordered enrolled for ratification
- **2021-05-18** Ratified R 103
- **2021-05-18** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-01** Effective date 05/18/21
- **2021-06-01** Act No. 84
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9eb29979-6c1c-4e10-a3d3-67c9944db98d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).