Fingerprint Background Checks Update

2025-2026 Bill 996: Fingerprint Background Checks Update

South Carolina General Assembly

126th Session, 2025-2026

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A232, R243, S996

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill

Sponsors: Senators Young, Sutton, Reichenbach, Devine, Zell, Elliott and Tedder

Document Path: SR-0024QG26.docx

Introduced in the Senate on March 10, 2026

Introduced in the House on March 31, 2026

Last Amended on May 13, 2026

Governor's Action: May 19, 2026, Signed

Summary: Fingerprint Background Checks Update

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

3/10/2026

Senate

Introduced and read first time (
Senate Journal-page 9
)

3/10/2026

Senate

Referred to Committee on
Family and Veterans' Services
(
Senate Journal-page 9
)

3/12/2026

Senate

Polled out of committee
Family and Veterans' Services
(
Senate Journal-page 9
)

3/12/2026

Senate

Committee report: Favorable
Family and Veterans' Services
(
Senate Journal-page 9
)

3/25/2026

Senate

Read second time (
Senate Journal-page 29
)

3/25/2026

Senate

Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0 (
Senate Journal-page 29
)

3/26/2026

Senate

Read third time and sent to House (
Senate Journal-page 18
)

3/31/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 245
)

3/31/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Judiciary
(
House Journal-page 245
)

5/6/2026

House

Committee report: Favorable with amendment
Judiciary
(
House Journal-page 17
)

5/12/2026

House

Debate adjourned (
House Journal-page 88
)

5/13/2026

House

Amended (
House Journal-page 60
)

5/13/2026

House

Read second time (
House Journal-page 60
)

5/13/2026

House

Roll call Yeas-115 Nays-0 (
House Journal-page 61
)

5/14/2026

House

Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments (
House Journal-page 10
)

5/14/2026

Senate

Concurred in House amendment and enrolled (
Senate Journal-page 14
)

5/15/2026

Ratified R 243

5/19/2026

Signed By Governor

6/5/2026

Effective date 05/19/26

6/3/2026

Act No. 232

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

03/10/2026
03/12/2026
05/06/2026
05/13/2026

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

NOTE: THIS IS A TEMPORARY VERSION. THIS DOCUMENT WILL REMAIN IN THIS VERSION UNTIL FINAL APPROVAL BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

(A232, R243, S996)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-13-190, RELATING TO FINGERPRINT-BASED BACKGROUND CHECKS OF DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES PERSONNEL IN CHILDCARE FACILITIES, SO AS TO MAKE CERTAIN CHANGES TO THE REQUIREMENT FOR A FINGERPRINT-BASED BACKGROUND CHECK.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Fingerprint-based background checks

SECTION 1. Section 63-13-190(A)(2) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

(2) A volunteer or an employee of a contractor or subcontractor who contracts with the Department of Social Services for the delivery of child welfare services and who has direct unsupervised contact with a child in the custody of the Department of Social Services shall undergo a state fingerprint-based background check to be conducted by the State Law Enforcement Division to determine any state criminal history and a fingerprint-based background check to be conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to determine any other criminal history. No person may be employed by a contractor or a subcontractor, act in a volunteer capacity, or have access to a child in the custody of the department if the person has been convicted of or pled guilty or nolo contendere to any crime listed in Section 63-13-40(A).

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 15th day of May, 2026.

Approved the 19th day of May, 2026.

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