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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 SECTIONS 63-7-1990 AND 63-11-550, BOTH RELATING TO CONFIDENTIALITY OF CHILD WELFARE RECORDS AND INFORMATION, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE DISCLOSURE OF CASE RECORDS TO COUNTY AND STATE GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM STAFF AND TO THE STATE CHILD ADVOCATE; AND BY AMENDING SECTIONS 63-11-700, 63-11-1340, AND 63-11-1360, RELATING TO CERTAIN DIVISIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY, SO AS TO UPDATE REFERENCES TO THE DEPARTMENT AND THESE DIVISIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
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legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2025-2026"
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identifier: "H 3654"
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citation: "South Carolina H 3654 (2025-2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bernstein", "Calhoon", "Spann-Wilder"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2024-12-12"
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last_action: "2025-05-07"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c78f9a39-c44d-4636-a19b-85d9169f714b"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3654&session=126&summary=B"
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source_hash: "f47d6a489d9885dd6797009aed6ec852bc3f3a91c13a3b7939d7d3ccab2cce1a"
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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 H 3654 (2025-2026) — Child Welfare
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 63-7-1990 AND 63-11-550, BOTH RELATING TO CONFIDENTIALITY OF CHILD WELFARE RECORDS AND INFORMATION, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE DISCLOSURE OF CASE RECORDS TO COUNTY AND STATE GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM STAFF AND TO THE STATE CHILD ADVOCATE; AND BY AMENDING SECTIONS 63-11-700, 63-11-1340, AND 63-11-1360, RELATING TO CERTAIN DIVISIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY, SO AS TO UPDATE REFERENCES TO THE DEPARTMENT AND THESE DIVISIONS. - 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/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3654.htm)
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2. **02/19/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3654_20250219.htm)
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3. **03/26/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3654_20250326.htm)
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4. **12/12/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3654_20241212.htm)
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## Votes
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- Passage of Bill — **110–0** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bernstein — primary (person)
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- Calhoon — primary (person)
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- Spann-Wilder — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-12-12** Prefiled `filing`
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- **2024-12-12** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-19** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-25** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-25** Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
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- **2025-02-26** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-02-26** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-02-26** Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-26** Committee report: Favorable Family and Veterans' Services `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-15** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-15** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
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- **2025-04-16** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-04-24** Ratified R 19
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- **2025-04-28** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-07** Effective date 04/28/25
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- **2025-05-07** Act No. 8
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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/c78f9a39-c44d-4636-a19b-85d9169f714b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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