Child Welfare Caregivers AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-7-20, RELATING TO CHILDREN'S CODE DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO ADD THE TERM "LICENSED"; BY AMENDING SECTION 63-9-1110, RELATING TO ADOPTION BY A STEPPARENT OR RELATIVE, SO AS TO APPLY TO CHILDREN PLACED WITH RELATIVES OR FICTIVE KIN FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADOPTION; BY AMENDING SECTION 63-7-2320, RELATING TO THE KINSHIP FOSTER CARE PROGRAM, SO AS TO LOWER THE MINIMUM AGE OF A KINSHIP FOSTER PARENT FROM TWENTY-ONE TO EIGHTEEN AND TO ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT TO USE DIFFERENT STANDARDS WHEN LICENSING RELATIVES AND FICTIVE KIN; BY AMENDING SECTION 63-7-2350, RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS ON FOSTER CARE, ADOPTION, OR LEGAL GUARDIAN PLACEMENTS, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 63-7-2400, RELATING TO THE NUMBER OF FOSTER CHILDREN WHO MAY BE PLACED IN A FOSTER HOME, SO AS TO REMOVE THERAPEUTIC FOSTER CARE PLACEMENT LIMITATIONS FROM KINSHIP FOSTER CARE PLACEMENTS. - RATIFIED TITLEView full text View Vote History View Fiscal Impact03/04/25Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 9)03/04/25Senate Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services (Senate Journal-page 9)03/26/25Senate Committee report: Favorable Family and Veterans' Services (Senate Journal-page 15)03/28/25 Scrivener's error corrected04/01/25Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 26)04/01/25Senate Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 26)04/02/25Senate Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 9)04/03/25House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 27)04/03/25House Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 27)02/03/26House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (House Journal-page 6)02/05/26House Amended (House Journal-page 27)02/05/26House Read second time (House Journal-page 27)02/05/26House Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 28)02/05/26House Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day (House Journal-page 29)02/06/26House Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments02/11/26Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled02/25/26 Ratified R 10302/27/26 Signed By Governor03/05/26 Effective date 02/27/2603/05/26 Act No. 99