SC S0002 | 2025-2026 | 126th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-3)
Status: Passed on May 7 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-07 - Act No. 3
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-3)
Status: Passed on May 7 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-07 - Act No. 3
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 12 To Title 44 So As To Establish The Department Of Behavioral Health And Developmental Disabilities Comprised Of The Office Of Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities, The Office Of Mental Health, And The Office Of Substance Use Services, And To Provide For The Department's Powers, Duties, And Authority; By Amending Section 1-30-10, Relating To Departments Of State Government, So As To Add The Department Of Behavioral Health And Developmental Disabilities, And To Remove The Department Of Alcohol And Other Drug Abuse Services, The Department Of Disabilities And Special Needs, And The Department Of Mental Health; By Amending Section 8-17-370, Relating To Exemptions From The State Employee Grievance Procedure, So As To Exempt The Director Of The Department Of Behavioral Health And Developmental Disabilities And Certain Other Department Staff From The State Employee Grievance Procedure; By Amending Sections 44-20-30, 44-20-210, 44-20-220, 44-20-230, 44-20-240, And 44-20-255, All Relating To The Department Of Disabilities And Special Needs, So As To Make Conforming Changes To Include Definition Revisions, Elimination Of The Department's Commission, Renaming The Department As The Office Of Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities Within The Department Of Behavioral Health And Developmental Disabilities, And Reassignment Of The Commission's Duties; By Amending Sections 44-49-10 And 44-49-20, Both Relating To The Department Of Alcohol And Other Drug Abuse Services, So As To Make Conforming Changes By Renaming The Department As The Office Of Substance Use Services Within The Department Of Behavioral Health And Developmental Disabilities; By Amending Sections 44-9-10, 44-9-20, And 44-9-30, All Relating To Department Of Mental Health, So As To Make Conforming Changes To Include Renaming The Department As The Office Of Mental Health Within The Department Of Behavioral Health And Developmental Disabilities, Establishing Qualifications For The Office Director, And Eliminating The Department Of Mental Health's Commission And Reassigning The Commission's Duties; By Adding Section 1-30-150 So As To Require Certain State Agencies To Develop And Execute A Plan To Ensure Services And Support Are Provided, To The Greatest Extent Possible, To Individuals With Disabilities In The Community, In Accordance With Federal Law, And To Provide For The Appointment Of An Administrator Of Community Living Integration And A Health Planning Advisory Committee; By Amending Section 44-21-80, Relating To Regional Tertiary Level Developmental Evaluation Centers, So As To Require That The Centers Provide Neurodevelopmental Evaluation And Limited Treatment Services For Individuals Up To Twenty-one Years Of Age Who Have Certain Suspected Or Diagnosed Neurodevelopmental Disorders; By Repealing Sections 44-9-40 And 44-9-50 Relating To The Department Of Mental Healh; And For Other Purposes. - Ratified Title
Title
Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
Sponsors
| Sen. Harvey Peeler [R] | Sen. Thomas Alexander [R] | Sen. Thomas Davis [R] | Sen. Tameika Devine [D] |
| Sen. Billy Garrett [R] | Sen. Ross Turner [R] | Sen. Darrell Jackson [D] | Sen. Ed Sutton [D] |
Roll Calls
2025-04-16 - Senate - Senate: To Concur (Y: 40 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-04-09 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 18 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2025-02-26 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 42 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-04-09 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 18 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2025-02-26 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 42 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-07 | Act No. 3 | |
| 2025-05-07 | Effective date 04/28/25 | |
| 2025-04-28 | Signed By Governor | |
| 2025-04-24 | Ratified R 10 | |
| 2025-04-16 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-2 |
| 2025-04-16 | Senate | Concurred in House amendment and enrolled |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Roll call Yeas-99 Nays-0 |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Read second time |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Amended |
| 2025-04-08 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 2025-04-03 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs |
| 2025-03-05 | House | Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs |
| 2025-03-05 | House | Introduced and read first time |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | Read third time and sent to House |
| 2025-02-27 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 2025-02-26 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-2 |
| 2025-02-26 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2025-02-26 | Senate | Committee Amendment Adopted |
| 2025-02-25 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs |
| 2025-01-21 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 2025-01-15 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 2025-01-14 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs |
| 2025-01-14 | Senate | Introduced and read first time |
| 2024-12-11 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs |
| 2024-12-11 | Senate | Prefiled |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | 10 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 1 | 30 | 150 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 44 | 20 | 210 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 44 | 20 | 220 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 44 | 20 | 230 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 44 | 20 | 240 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 44 | 20 | 255 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 44 | 20 | 30 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 44 | 21 | 80 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 44 | 49 | 10 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 44 | 49 | 20 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 44 | 9 | 10 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 44 | 9 | 20 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 44 | 9 | 30 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 44 | 9 | 40 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 44 | 9 | 50 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 8 | 17 | 370 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
