Family Childcare Home

2025-2026 Bill 700: Family Childcare Home - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Goldfinch
Companion/Similar bill(s): 4587
Document Path: SR-0008QG25.docx
Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2026
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on
Family and Veterans' Services
Summary: Family Childcare Home
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

12/10/2025

Senate

Prefiled

12/10/2025

Senate

Referred to Committee on
Family and Veterans' Services

1/13/2026

Senate

Introduced and read first time (
Senate Journal-page 22
)

1/13/2026

Senate

Referred to Committee on
Family and Veterans' Services
(
Senate Journal-page 22
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/10/2025

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING
SECTION
63-13-810
, RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT FOR FAMILY
CHILDCARE HOMES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ANY CHILDCARE PROVIDER ON A MILITARY
INSTALLATION OR FACILITY OR LICENSED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SHALL BE
EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF ARTICLE 5, CHAPTER 13, TITLE 63.

B
e it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

S
ECTION 1.
S
ection
63-13-810
of the S.C. Code is amended by
adding:

(
D) Notwithstanding any provisions of
this article, section, or rules adopted pursuant to this chapter, a childcare
provider on a military installation or a facility licensed or certified as a
family childcare provider by the Department of Defense, a branch of the United
States Department of Defense, or the United States Coast Guard shall be exempt
from the requirements of this article.

S
ECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.

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