South Carolina House Bill 3557

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 20-1)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-06-07 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Leber
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-7-20, Relating To Children's Code Definitional Terms, So As To Add And Change Definitions Concerning Child Abandonment; By Amending Section 63-9-310, Relating To Persons Whose Consent To Adoption Is Required, So As To Clarify That The Department Of Social Services' Consent Is Required For Abandoned Children; And By Amending Section 63-9-320, Relating To Persons Whose Consent To Adoption Is Not Required, So As To Include The Parent Of An Abandoned Child.

Abandonment of a Child

Rep. Murrell Smith [R]	Rep. Shannon Erickson [R]	Rep. Heather Crawford [R]	Rep. William Hewitt [R]
Rep. Sylleste Davis [R]	Rep. Travis Moore [R]	Rep. Brandon Newton [R]	Rep. Cody Mitchell [R]
Rep. Richard Yow [R]	Rep. William Hixon [R]	Rep. Davey Hiott [R]	Rep. Kathy Landing [R]
Rep. Weston Newton [R]	Rep. Robby Robbins [R]	Rep. Gary Brewer [R]	Rep. Jordan Pace [R]
Rep. Josiah Magnuson [R]	Rep. Bill Taylor [R]	Rep. Thomas Pope [R]	Rep. David Weeks [D]
Rep. Matthew Leber [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-06-07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Leber
2023-04-05	House	Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary
2023-04-04	House	Debate adjourned
2023-04-04	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pace, Magnuson, Taylor, Pope, Weeks
2023-03-29	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
2023-03-29	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins, Brewer
2023-03-28	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton
2023-02-01	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Landing
2023-01-18	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon, Hiott
2023-01-12	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow
2023-01-10	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-10	House	Introduced and read first time
2022-12-15	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2022-12-15	House	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
63	7	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	9	310	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	9	320	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3557&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3557_20221215.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3557_20230329.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/fiscalimpactstatements/H3557%202023-01-10%20introduced.pdf