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type: "Bill"
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title: "Child Welfare"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-7-10, RELATING TO THE PURPOSE OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S CODE, SO AS TO REVISE STATED CHILD WELFARE SERVICE PRINCIPLES AND REQUIRE CERTAIN REPORTING; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 63-7-920, RELATING TO INVESTIGATIONS AND CASE DETERMINATION, SO AS TO CHANGE GUIDELINES FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPORTING IN THE CASE OF A REPORT OF SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT. - RATIFIED TITLE"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
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legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2023-2024"
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identifier: "S 612"
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citation: "South Carolina S 612 (2023-2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Gustafson", "McElveen", "Shealy"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2023-03-08"
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last_action: "2023-05-25"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dbeabd14-808e-4c84-a939-666fb90b40ae"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=612&session=125&summary=B"
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source_hash: "e0002e0e8ff9e1b36b2cf99a3b7f5cafe22564ea8f656f2677d4a7db11c0b6f3"
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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 612 (2023-2024) — Child Welfare
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-7-10, RELATING TO THE PURPOSE OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S CODE, SO AS TO REVISE STATED CHILD WELFARE SERVICE PRINCIPLES AND REQUIRE CERTAIN REPORTING; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 63-7-920, RELATING TO INVESTIGATIONS AND CASE DETERMINATION, SO AS TO CHANGE GUIDELINES FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPORTING IN THE CASE OF A REPORT OF SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT. - 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/sess125_2023-2024/bills/612.htm)
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2. **3/22/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/612_20230322.htm)
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3. **3/29/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/612_20230329.htm)
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4. **3/8/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/612_20230308.htm)
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5. **5/4/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/612_20230504.htm)
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## Votes
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- Passage of Bill — **108–0** (pass) · lower
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- 3rd Reading — **40–1** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Gustafson — primary (person)
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- McElveen — 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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- **2023-03-08** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-03-08** Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-22** Committee report: Favorable Family and Veterans' Services `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-28** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-29** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-03-29** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-03-29** Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-1
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- **2023-03-30** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-03-30** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2023-05-03** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-05-04** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-04** Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
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- **2023-05-04** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
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- **2023-05-05** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-05-11** Ratified R 40
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- **2023-05-16** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-25** Effective date 05/16/23
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- **2023-05-25** Act No. 33
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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/dbeabd14-808e-4c84-a939-666fb90b40ae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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