Current Legislation

Current Legislation 2007-2008 Session - South Carolina

Adoption Related Bills Filed

S 0138 General Bill, By Knotts and Mescher - Allows Clerk of Court to furnish nonidentifying info

A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-1780, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
1976, RELATING TO ACCESS TO CONFIDENTIAL ADOPTION RECORDS AND THE FURNISHING
OF NONIDENTIFYING INFORMATION ABOUT AN ADOPTEE'S BIOLOGICAL FAMILY, SO AS TO
REQUIRE CLERKS OF COURT TO FURNISH NONIDENTIFYING HEALTH AND MEDICAL HISTORIES
OF AN ADOPTEE AND HIS BIOLOGICAL PARENTS TO THE ADOPTEE AT HIS REQUEST IF HE
IS TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER OR TO EITHER ADOPTIVE PARENT AT THEIR
REQUEST IF THE ADOPTEE IS LESS THAN TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE.

   12/06/06 Senate Prefiled
   12/06/06 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   01/09/07 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-85
   01/09/07 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-85
   01/11/07 Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Ritchie (ch), Rankin,
                     Lourie, Scott

Version of S-138

H - 3077

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
20-7-1830 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE ADOPTIONS PROCEDURE STUDY COMMITTEE, TO
PROVIDE FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP AND ITS SCOPE OF STUDY, AND TO REQUIRE THE
COMMITTEE ANNUALLY TO REPORT ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY.

   12/13/06 House Prefiled
   12/13/06 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   01/09/07 House Introduced and read first time HJ-49
   01/09/07 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-49
   03/20/07 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Funderburk
   03/21/07 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McLeod
   06/05/07 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor:
                     Shoopman, Hamilton, G.R.Smith, Cato, Bedingfield

Version of H - 3077

H - 3172 - This would not apply to adoptions prior to June 30, 2008

H 3172 General Bill, By Toole and Littlejohn
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 20-7-1792 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN ADOPTEE TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER
 MAY OBTAIN A COPY OF HIS OR HER ORIGINAL RECORD OF BIRTH FROM THE STATE
 REGISTRAR UNLESS WITHIN THE PAST THREE YEARS THE ADOPTEE'S BIRTH PARENT HAS
 FILED A NOTARIZED FORM WITH THE STATE REGISTRAR PROHIBITING RELEASE OF
 IDENTIFYING INFORMATION; TO REQUIRE A BIRTH PARENT TO BE GIVEN INFORMATION
 ABOUT PROHIBITING RELEASE OF SUCH INFORMATION AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING A
 CONSENT OR RELINQUISHMENT FOR ADOPTION; TO PROVIDE THAT THIS ACT APPLIES TO
 ADOPTIONS FINALIZED AFTER JUNE 30, 2008, AND APPLIES TO ALL OTHER ADOPTIONS
 BEGINNING JULY 1, 2011; AND TO REQUIRE THE STATE REGISTRAR TO CARRY OUT A
 PUBLIC SERVICE CAMPAIGN EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT.

   12/20/2006  House   Prefiled
  12/20/2006  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
    1/9/2007  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-96
    1/9/2007  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-96
   4/24/2007  House   Recalled from Committee on Judiciary HJ-123
   4/25/2007  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Whipper
   4/25/2007  House   Debate adjourned HJ-34
   4/26/2007  House   Amended HJ-18
   4/26/2007  House   Read second time HJ-22
   4/26/2007  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day HJ-22
   4/27/2007  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-1
   4/27/2007          Scrivener's error corrected
    5/1/2007  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-7
    5/1/2007  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-7
    5/7/2007  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Ritchie (ch), Rankin, Lourie, 
                        Scott



Version of H - 3172

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