South Carolina House Bill 4632

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 5)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-01-21 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guffey
Pending: House Education and Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "cash Berry Childcare Safety And Quality Rating Act" By Adding Section 63-13-220 So As To Require The Department Of Social Services To Develop And Implement A Childcare Facility Safety And Quality Grading System And To Promulgate Applicable Regulations To Implement The System; To Require Licensed Childcare Facilities To Post Their Grade On A Placard In A Prominent Location And To Prohibit Tampering With The Placard; To Require The Department To Establish A Searchable Online Database With Childcare Facility Grades And Inspection History; To Allow Childcare Facilities To Request Reinspections In Certain Circumstances; To Establish Penalties For Childcare Facilities That Fail To Display Their Assigned Grade; And For Other Purposes.

Childcare Facilities

Rep. David Martin [R]	Rep. Marvin Smith [R]	Rep. Thomas Pope [R]	Rep. Cody Mitchell [R]
Rep. Brandon Guffey [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-01-21	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guffey
2026-01-13	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
2026-01-13	House	Introduced and read first time
2025-12-16	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
2025-12-16	House	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
63	13	220	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4632&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4632_20251217.htm