H*3779 (Rat #0316, Act #0252 of 2010) General Bill, By Hearn, Weeks, Bannister, Erickson, Clemmons and Viers
Summary: Child abuse
    AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-1620, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF CHILDREN AND THE APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIANS AD LITEM IN ABUSE AND NEGLECT PROCEEDINGS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CHILDREN MUST BE APPOINTED A GUARDIAN AD LITEM AND MAY BE APPOINTED LEGAL COUNSEL, THAT ATTORNEYS MUST BE APPOINTED FOR GUARDIANS AD LITEM IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA GUARDIANS AD LITEM PROGRAM AND IN RICHLAND COUNTY CASA, AND THAT LEGAL COUNSEL APPOINTED FOR A CHILD MUST NOT BE THE SAME COUNSEL AS COUNSEL FOR THE CHILD'S GUARDIAN AD LITEM. - ratified title
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03/26/09	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-3
03/26/09	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-3
01/20/10	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson
02/17/10	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-3
02/23/10	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Clemmons
02/25/10	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Viers
02/25/10	House	Amended HJ-61
02/25/10	House	Read second time HJ-61
02/25/10	House	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day HJ-62
02/26/10	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-5
03/02/10	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-16
03/02/10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-16
03/05/10	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Campbell (ch), Knotts, Campsen, Lourie, Massey
05/26/10	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-16
05/27/10	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-43
05/27/10	Senate	Read second time SJ-43
06/01/10	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-36
06/02/10	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-69
06/02/10	House	Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-0 HJ-69
06/07/10		Ratified R 316
06/11/10		Signed By Governor
07/01/10		Effective date 06/11/10
07/08/10		Act No. 252