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type: "Bill"
title: "Fingerprinting, offenses by minors"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-19-2020, RELATING TO CONFIDENTIALITY OF JUVENILE RECORDS, SO AS TO CLARIFY WHEN NOTICE ABOUT THE DISPOSITION OF A CASE AGAINST A CHILD CHARGED WITH CERTAIN OFFENSES MUST BE PROVIDED TO A SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, AND TO CLARIFY WHEN JUVENILE FINGERPRINT RECORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHS ARE TAKEN, HOW THESE RECORDS ARE MAINTAINED, AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THESE RECORDS MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO ANOTHER AGENCY OR PERSON; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 63-19-2030, RELATING TO JUVENILE LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORDS, SO AS TO CLARIFY WHEN INCIDENT REPORTS ABOUT A CHILD CHARGED WITH CERTAIN OFFENSES MUST BE PROVIDED TO A SCHOOL PRINCIPAL. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 5120"
citation: "South Carolina H 5120 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Mitchell", "Cox", "Garvin", "Holman", "Sessions", "T. Moore", "Wetmore", "Yow"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-05"
last_action: "2026-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a4d2626e-207e-443e-8cde-951fcdae6e4b"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5120&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "8dc20d586c21f2c747e4adece7ea3a327c8e90245feb80947deb9e14f1a96ddf"
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 H 5120 (2025-2026) — Fingerprinting, offenses by minors
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-19-2020, RELATING TO CONFIDENTIALITY OF JUVENILE RECORDS, SO AS TO CLARIFY WHEN NOTICE ABOUT THE DISPOSITION OF A CASE AGAINST A CHILD CHARGED WITH CERTAIN OFFENSES MUST BE PROVIDED TO A SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, AND TO CLARIFY WHEN JUVENILE FINGERPRINT RECORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHS ARE TAKEN, HOW THESE RECORDS ARE MAINTAINED, AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THESE RECORDS MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO ANOTHER AGENCY OR PERSON; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 63-19-2030, RELATING TO JUVENILE LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORDS, SO AS TO CLARIFY WHEN INCIDENT REPORTS ABOUT A CHILD CHARGED WITH CERTAIN OFFENSES MUST BE PROVIDED TO A SCHOOL PRINCIPAL. - 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/sess126_2025-2026/bills/5120.htm)
2. **02/05/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5120_20260205.htm)
3. **02/25/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5120_20260225.htm)
4. **04/29/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5120_20260429.htm)
5. **05/13/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5120_20260513.htm)
## Votes
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- C. Mitchell — primary (person)
- Cox — primary (person)
- Garvin — primary (person)
- Holman — primary (person)
- Sessions — primary (person)
- T. Moore — primary (person)
- Wetmore — primary (person)
- Yow — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-05** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-02-05** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-17** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: C.Mitchell, Yow
- **2026-02-25** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-03** Requests for debate-Rep(s). B. Newton, King, Weeks, Caskey, Brittain, C. Mitchell, McDaniel, Hosey, Hewitt, Rivers, Anderson, and Waters
- **2026-03-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-04** Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0
- **2026-03-05** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-03-10** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-29** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-13** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-13** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-13** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2026-05-14** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-14** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-05-14** Roll call Yeas-116 Nays-0
- **2026-05-15** Ratified R 257
- **2026-05-18** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-02** Effective date 05/18/26
- **2026-06-02** Act No. 205
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a4d2626e-207e-443e-8cde-951fcdae6e4b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).