The Joint Citizens and Legislative Committee on Children held their March meeting last week. The committee heard a presentation on internet and device safety from CTIA – The Wireless Association.
The Senate introduced S. 672, the Help Find the Missing Act, which includes that Law Enforcement agencies may not establish or maintain policies that require a waiting period before accepting…
The House passed a resolution, H. 4154, to recognize the important work done to combat the significant problem of child maltreatment and to declare Tuesday, April 4, 2023, as “Children’s…
Senator Shealy introduced S. 612 which amends the Children’s Code to reflect improved practices and family-centered philosophies and always to ensure the welfare and safety of children. The bill acknowledges the…
Senators Shealy, Garrett, Goldfinch, McElveen, Fanning, Kimbrell, Davis, Turner, M. Johnson, Gustafson, Cash, Rice and Young introduced the Children’s Default to Safety Act bill which received the Senate’s first reading…
The Children’s Promise Act, H. 4018, received its first reading in the House and was referred to the Ways and Means Committee. The Children’s Promise Act provides for…
The stage is set for a full Senate debate next week on S. 153, which adds trafficking fentanyl to trafficking other controlled substances and provides for presumptive weights for possession…
The Family and Veteran Services Committee, chaired by Sen. Katrina Shealy, met on February 2 and adopted S.380, Kinship Guardianship. It allows family members or fictive kin to have increased legal…
Last week, the Senate Family and Veterans Services Subcommittee favorably supported S. 380 to allow relatives or fictive kin to have increased legal backing and to receive financial support and other…
On Wednesday, January 25, Gov. Henry McMaster addressed South Carolinians in his annual State of the State Address. He opened his address by citing the economic successes of 2022 as…
