S0415Introduced in the Senate
Child Welfare Caregivers
Introduced by Thomas Young, District 24
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-7-20, Relating To Children's Code Definitions, So As To Add The Term "licensed"; By Amending Section 63-9-1110, Relating To Adoption By A Stepparent Or Relative, So As To Apply To Children Placed With Relatives Or Fictive Kin For The Purpose Of Adoption; By Amending Section 63-7-2320, Relating To The Kinship Foster Care Program, So As To Lower The Minimum Age Of A Kinship Foster Parent From Twenty-one To Eighteen And To Allow The Department To Use Different Standards When Licensing Relatives And Fictive Kin; By Amending Section 63-7-2350, Relating To Restrictions On Foster Care, Adoption, Or Legal Guardian Placements, So As To Make Conforming Changes; And By Amending Section 63-7-2400, Relating To The Number Of Foster Children Who May Be Placed In A Foster Home, So As To Remove Therapeutic Foster Care Placement Limitations From Kinship Foster Care Placements. - Ratified Title
Where it stands
Act No. 99
March 5, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
HouseStage: House: Passage Of Bill · February 5, 2026
109
Yes
0
No
15
Absent or Not Voting
124 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
Citizen Voice
How would you vote on this bill?
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See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| William Whitmire | 1 | Yes |
| Adam Duncan | 2 | Yes |
| Phillip Bowers | 3 | Yes |
| Davey Hiott | 4 | Yes |
| Neal Collins | 5 | Yes |
| April Cromer | 6 | Absent |
| Lee Gilreath | 7 | Absent |
| Don Chapman | 8 | Not Voting |
| Blake Sanders | 9 | Yes |
| Thomas Beach | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Introduced and read first time
Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services
Committee report: Favorable Family and Veterans' Services
Scrivener's error corrected
Read second time
Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
Read third time and sent to House
Introduced and read first time
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
Amended
Read second time
Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0
Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
Ratified R 103
Signed By Governor
Effective date 02/27/26
Act No. 99
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