• Introduced
    Mar 04, 2025
  • Passed Senate
    Apr 02, 2025
  • Passed House
    Feb 06, 2026
  • Became Law
    Feb 27, 2026
S 415
South Carolina Senate Bill
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AN ACT TO 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
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legislature • Feb 27, 2026: Signed By Governor

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    • Feb 27, 2026 | legislature
      • Signed By Governor
    • Feb 25, 2026 | legislature
      • Ratified R 103
    • Feb 11, 2026 | Senate
      • Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
    • Feb 06, 2026 | House
      • Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
    • Feb 05, 2026 | House
      • Amended
      • Read second time
      • Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0
      • Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
    • Feb 03, 2026 | House
      • Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
    • Apr 03, 2025 | House
      • Introduced and read first time
      • Referred to Committee on Judiciary
    • Apr 02, 2025 | Senate
      • Read third time and sent to House
    • Apr 01, 2025 | Senate
      • Read second time
      • Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
    • Mar 28, 2025 | legislature
      • Scrivener's error corrected
    • Mar 26, 2025 | Senate
      • Committee report: Favorable Family and Veterans' Services
    • Mar 04, 2025 | Senate
      • Introduced and read first time
      • Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services
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