republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2023-2024/h-3220.md

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Bill	Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act	AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 6 TO CHAPTER 15, TITLE 63 SO AS TO ENACT THE "UNIFORM CHILD ABDUCTION PREVENTION ACT", TO PROVIDE A LEGAL MECHANISM TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM CREDIBLE RISKS OF ABDUCTION RELATED TO LEGAL CUSTODY OR VISITATION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND BY AMENDING SECTIONS 63-7-2340, 63-7-2345, 63-7-2350, 63-13-50, 63-13-60, 63-13-190, 63-13-420, 63-13-430, 63-13-620, 63-13-630, 63-13-820, 63-13-830, 63-13-1010, AND 63-11-70, RELATING TO FINGERPRINT REVIEWS AND BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIREMENTS FOR FOSTER PARENTS, ADOPTIVE PARENTS, CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICE WORKERS, OTHER CHILD WELFARE EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS, GROUP CHILDCARE HOMES, FAMILY CHLDCARE HOMES, AND RELIGIOUS CHILDCARE CENTERS, AMONG OTHERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR FINGERPRINT-BASED BACKGROUND CHECKS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - RATIFIED TITLE	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2023-2024	H 3220	South Carolina H 3220 (2023-2024)	bill		enacted	Carter Caskey Chumley Haddon Mitchell Pope W. Newton	7	28	3	2022-12-08	2024-05-29	openstates	ocd-bill/b1a0ec36-c3d6-41de-bf64-b6adff3f024b	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3220&session=125&summary=B	59efd72372e7c31ce96b36e8265363db7d0951d8eeb658749e2fc638b5330f95	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 3220 (2023-2024) — Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 6 TO CHAPTER 15, TITLE 63 SO AS TO ENACT THE "UNIFORM CHILD ABDUCTION PREVENTION ACT", TO PROVIDE A LEGAL MECHANISM TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM CREDIBLE RISKS OF ABDUCTION RELATED TO LEGAL CUSTODY OR VISITATION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND BY AMENDING SECTIONS 63-7-2340, 63-7-2345, 63-7-2350, 63-13-50, 63-13-60, 63-13-190, 63-13-420, 63-13-430, 63-13-620, 63-13-630, 63-13-820, 63-13-830, 63-13-1010, AND 63-11-70, RELATING TO FINGERPRINT REVIEWS AND BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIREMENTS FOR FOSTER PARENTS, ADOPTIVE PARENTS, CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICE WORKERS, OTHER CHILD WELFARE EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS, GROUP CHILDCARE HOMES, FAMILY CHLDCARE HOMES, AND RELIGIOUS CHILDCARE CENTERS, AMONG OTHERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR FINGERPRINT-BASED BACKGROUND CHECKS 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
2. 04/19/2023 (committee substitute) — source
3. 04/21/2023 (committee substitute) — source
4. 05/01/2024 (committee substitute) — source
5. 05/04/2023 (committee substitute) — source
6. 05/07/2024 (committee substitute) — source
7. 12/08/2022 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Concur in Senate Amendments — 91–1 (pass) · lower
• Passage of Bill — 102–0 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 45–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Carter — primary (person)
• Caskey — primary (person)
• Chumley — primary (person)
• Haddon — primary (person)
• Mitchell — primary (person)
• Pope — primary (person)
• W. Newton — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2022-12-08 Prefiled filing
• 2022-12-08 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
• 2023-01-10 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2023-01-10 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
• 2023-04-19 Committee report: Favorable Judiciary committee-passage-favorable
• 2023-04-21 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2023-04-25 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey
• 2023-04-26 Requests for debate-Rep(s). McCravy, Harris, Magnuson, Cromer, Nutt, Burns, Chumley, Long, White, TA Morgan, May, Erickson
• 2023-05-02 Debate adjourned
• 2023-05-03 Amended amendment-passage
• 2023-05-03 Read second time reading-2
• 2023-05-03 Roll call Yeas-102 Nays-0
• 2023-05-04 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2023-05-04 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2023-05-04 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
• 2024-01-19 Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Rice, Senn, Adams, Tedder
• 2024-04-23 Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Adams, Garrett, Gustafson, Tedder
• 2024-05-01 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary committee-passage-favorable
• 2024-05-07 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
• 2024-05-07 Amended amendment-passage
• 2024-05-07 Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
• 2024-05-08 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2024-05-09 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
• 2024-05-09 Roll call Yeas-91 Nays-1
• 2024-05-15 Ratified R 203
• 2024-05-21 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2024-05-29 Effective date 05/21/24
• 2024-05-29 Act No. 195

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b1a0ec36-c3d6-41de-bf64-b6adff3f024b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).