South Carolina House Bill 3235 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-24 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Davis
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Sections 63-7-10 And 63-7-1620, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To Principles Of The State's Child Welfare System And Legal Representation Of The Department Of Social Services In Child Abuse And Neglect Proceedings, Respectively, So As To Clarify That Legal Representatives Of The Department Must Ensure That Child Welfare And Safety Are The Predominant Basis Of Department Recommendations And Decisions In Such Proceedings And That The Legal Representatives Have The Sole Discretion On Behalf Of The Department Over Any Decisions Pertaining To Such Proceedings.

Child welfare system

Rep. Mandy Kimmons [R]

Rep. Sylleste Davis [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-24	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Davis
2021-01-12	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2021-01-12	House	Introduced and read first time
2020-12-09	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2020-12-09	House	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
63	7	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	7	1620	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3235&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3235_20201209.htm