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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Fingerprint Background Checks Update"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-13-190, RELATING TO FINGERPRINT-BASED BACKGROUND CHECKS OF DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES PERSONNEL IN CHILDCARE FACILITIES, SO AS TO MAKE CERTAIN CHANGES TO THE REQUIREMENT FOR A FINGERPRINT-BASED BACKGROUND CHECK. - 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: "S 996"
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citation: "South Carolina S 996 (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: ["Devine", "Elliott", "Reichenbach", "Sutton", "Tedder", "Young", "Zell"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 20
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-03-10"
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last_action: "2026-06-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bc1ba5d0-7b5f-48e4-941e-1ea79de08098"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=996&session=126&summary=B"
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source_hash: "4dbc0fd9d2cd5cc473e09466a76a2ebbcdb2e12dae7fa18ddedba8fb8b6915ab"
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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 996 (2025-2026) — Fingerprint Background Checks Update
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-13-190, RELATING TO FINGERPRINT-BASED BACKGROUND CHECKS OF DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES PERSONNEL IN CHILDCARE FACILITIES, SO AS TO MAKE CERTAIN CHANGES TO THE REQUIREMENT FOR A FINGERPRINT-BASED BACKGROUND CHECK. - 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/996.htm)
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2. **03/10/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/996_20260310.htm)
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3. **03/12/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/996_20260312.htm)
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4. **05/06/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/996_20260506.htm)
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5. **05/13/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/996_20260513.htm)
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## Votes
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- Passage of Bill — **115–0** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Devine — primary (person)
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- Elliott — primary (person)
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- Reichenbach — primary (person)
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- Sutton — primary (person)
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- Tedder — primary (person)
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- Young — primary (person)
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- Zell — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-03-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2026-03-10** Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-12** Polled out of committee Family and Veterans' Services
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- **2026-03-12** Committee report: Favorable Family and Veterans' Services `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-25** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-25** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
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- **2026-03-26** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-03-31** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2026-03-31** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2026-05-06** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-05-12** Debate adjourned
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- **2026-05-13** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-05-13** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-05-13** Roll call Yeas-115 Nays-0
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- **2026-05-14** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-05-14** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
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- **2026-05-15** Ratified R 243
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- **2026-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-06-05** Effective date 05/19/26
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- **2026-06-03** Act No. 232
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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/bc1ba5d0-7b5f-48e4-941e-1ea79de08098`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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