South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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S. 276
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Young
Document Path: SR-0003QG25.docx
Introduced in the Senate on January 28, 2025
Introduced in the House on March 6, 2025
Passed by the General Assembly on April 25, 2025
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date | Body | Action Description with journal page number |
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1/28/2025 | Senate | Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 10) |
1/28/2025 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services (Senate Journal-page 10) |
2/26/2025 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable Family and Veterans' Services (Senate Journal-page 16) |
3/4/2025 | Senate | Read second time (Senate Journal-page 31) |
3/4/2025 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 31) |
3/5/2025 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
3/5/2025 | Senate | Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 24) |
3/6/2025 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 11) |
3/6/2025 | House | Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 11) |
4/23/2025 | House | Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 18) |
4/24/2025 | House | Read second time (House Journal-page 67) |
4/24/2025 | House | Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 68) |
4/24/2025 | House | Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day (House Journal-page 69) |
4/25/2025 | House | Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 1) |
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
01/28/2025
02/26/2025
03/05/2025
04/23/2025
Indicates New Matter
Recalled
April 23, 2025
S. 276
Introduced by Senator Young
S. Printed 4/23/25--H.
Read the first time March 6, 2025
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A bill
TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-11-400, RELATING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY MEDICAL RESPONSE SYSTEM ACT, SO AS TO RENAME THE ACT THE SOUTH CAROLINA CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT NETWORK; BY AMENDING SECTION 63-11-410, RELATING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY MEDICAL RESPONSE SYSTEM, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; BY AMENDING SECTION 63-11-420, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Sections 63-11-400 through 63-11-420 of the S.C. Code are amended to read:
Section 63-11-400. This article may be cited as the "South Carolina Children's Advocacy Medical Response System Act". Child Abuse and Neglect Network."
Section 63-11-410. There is created the South Carolina Children's Advocacy Medical Response System, Child Abuse and Neglect Network, a program to provide coordination and administration of medical service resources to those entities responding to cases of suspected child abuse or neglect. The program is administered by the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.
Section 63-11-420. For purposes of this article:
(1) "Child" has the same meaning as provided for in Section 63-7-20.
(2) "Child abuse or neglect" has the same meaning as provided for in Section 63-7-20.
(3) "Children's advocacy centers" has the same meaning as provided for in Section 63-11-310.
(4) "Program" means the South Carolina Children's Advocacy Medical Response System, Child Abuse and Neglect Network, created pursuant to this article.
(5) "Health care Healthcare provider" means a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant licensed to practice in this State pursuant to Article 1, Chapter 47, Title 40, Article 1, Chapter 33, Title 40, and Article 7, Chapter 47, Title 40, respectively.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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