A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-940, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO AUTHORIZED USES OF UNFOUNDED CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT REPORTS, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE RELEASE OF INFORMATION ABOUT CHILD FATALITIES OR NEAR FATALITIES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-1990, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO CONFIDENTIALITY OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT RECORDS, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE RELEASE OF INFORMATION ABOUT CHILD FATALITIES OR NEAR FATALITIES.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
Senate Passage
Apr 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Governor
Introduced Feb 21, 2017
Last action May 11, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Apr 4, 2017 · House May 10, 2017
How they voted
36–0
Passed
Total votes 36
Apr 4, 2017
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican24
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Amendments
4
May 11, 2017
Senate · Reported by committee
Conference committee appointed Turner, Young, Allen
May 11, 2017
House · Reported by committee
House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Crawford, Norrell, Caskey
May 11, 2017
Senate · Amendment offered
Non-concurrence in House amendment
May 11, 2017
House · Passed
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
May 10, 2017
House · Amendment adopted
Amended
May 10, 2017
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (107-0-11)
May 9, 2017
House · Amendment adopted
Amended
May 3, 2017
House · Reported by committee
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
Apr 18, 2017
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Apr 18, 2017
House · Introduced
Introduced and read first time
Apr 6, 2017
Senate · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
Apr 4, 2017
Senate · Amendment adopted
Amended
Apr 4, 2017
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (36-0)
Mar 22, 2017
Senate · Reported by committee
Committee report: Favorable General
Feb 21, 2017
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on General
Feb 21, 2017
Senate · Introduced
Introduced and read first time
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Katrina Shealy
RRepublican
P
Scott Talley
RRepublican
P
Thomas McElveen
DDemocratic
P
Wes Climer
RRepublican
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