South Carolina 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted

S 342 — Homeless Youth Definition

Last action — Act No. 23

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Henry McMaster (Republican) on May 16, 2023.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    3 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-1-40, RELATING TO CHILDREN'S CODE DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO RESTATE THE EXISTING DEFINITIONS; AND BY ADDING SECTION 63-1-45 SO AS TO DEFINE "UNACCOMPANIED HOMELESS YOUTH", "HOMELESS CHILD OR YOUTH", AND "YOUTH AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS". - RATIFIED TITLE

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Act No. 23

  2. Effective date 05/16/23

  3. Signed By Governor

  4. Ratified R 30

  5. Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0

  6. Concurred in House amendment and enrolled

  7. Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments

  8. Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0

  9. Read second time

  10. Amended

  11. Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

  12. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  13. Introduced and read first time

  14. Read third time and sent to House

  15. Scrivener's error corrected

  16. Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0

  17. Read second time

  18. Amended

  19. Scrivener's error corrected

  20. Committee report: Favorable Family and Veterans' Services

  21. Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services

  22. Introduced and read first time

  23. Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services

  24. Introduced and read first time

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 167 not signed on

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (167)

167 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

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Passed 44 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 44002
Total 44002
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (46)

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Passage of Bill

Passed 113 Yea · 0 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1110011
Republican 2000
Total 1130011
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (124)
Member Party Vote
Blackwell, Bart T. — Yea
Carter, Jerry T. — Yea
Connell, J. Benjamin — Yea
Cox, Bobby J. — Yea
Felder, R. Raye — Yea
Henderson-Myers, Rosalyn D. — Yea
Henegan, Patricia Moore — Not Voting
Hyde, Max T., Jr. — Yea
Jefferson, Joseph H., Jr. — Yea
Johnson, Jeffrey E. — Yea
Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr. — Yea
Jones, Stewart O. — Yea
May, Robert J., III — Yea
Morgan, Adam M. — Not Voting
Murphy, Chris — Yea
Nutt, Roger A. — Yea
O'Neal, David L. — Yea
Pendarvis, Marvin R. — Yea
Representative Annie E. McDaniel — Yea
Representative April Cromer — Yea
Representative Beth E. Bernstein — Yea
Representative Bill Taylor — Yea
Representative Brandon Guffey — Yea
Representative Brandon L. Cox — Yea
Representative Brandon Newton — Yea
Representative Bruce W. Bannister — Yea
Representative Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr. — Yea
Representative Carl L. Anderson — Yea
Representative Chandra E. Dillard — Yea
Representative Chris Wooten — Yea
Representative Christopher R. "Chris" Hart — Yea
Representative Cody T. Mitchell — Yea
Representative Craig A. Gagnon — Yea
Representative Daniel Gibson — Yea
Representative David R. Hiott — Yea
Representative David Vaughan — Yea
Representative Dennis C. Moss — Yea
Representative Donald G. "Don" Chapman — Not Voting
Representative Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr. — Yea
Representative Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore — Yea
Representative Fawn M. Pedalino — Yea
Representative Gary S. Brewer, Jr. — Yea
Representative Gil Gatch — Yea
Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter — Yea
Representative Heath Sessions — Yea
Representative Heather Ammons Crawford — Yea
Representative Heather Bauer — Yea
Representative J. David Weeks — Not Voting
Representative J. Todd Rutherford — Not Voting
Representative JA Moore — Yea
Representative Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes — Yea
Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns — Yea
Representative Jeff Bradley — Yea
Representative John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin — Yea
Representative John R. McCravy III — Yea
Representative John Richard C. King — Yea
Representative Jordan S. Pace — Yea
Representative Joseph M. "Joe" Bustos — Yea
Representative Joseph S. "Joe" White — Yea
Representative Josiah Magnuson — Yea
Representative Justin T. Bamberg — Yea
Representative Kambrell H. Garvin — Yea
Representative Kathy Landing — Yea
Representative Kevin Hardee — Yea
Representative Lee Hewitt — Yea
Representative Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam — Yea
Representative Leon Howard — Yea
Representative Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis — Yea
Representative Lonnie Hosey — Yea
Representative Lucas Atkinson — Yea
Representative M. Brian Lawson — Yea
Representative Mark N. Willis — Yea
Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus — Yea
Representative Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV — Yea
Representative Michael F. Rivers, Sr. — Yea
Representative Mike M. Neese — Yea
Representative Nathan Ballentine — Not Voting
Representative Neal A. Collins — Yea
Representative Patrick B. Haddon — Yea
Representative Paula Rawl Calhoon — Yea
Representative Phillip D. Lowe — Yea
Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow — Not Voting
Representative Robby Robbins — Yea
Representative Robert J. "Rob" Harris — Yea
Representative Robert Q. Williams — Yea
Representative Roger K. Kirby — Yea
Representative Seth Rose — Yea
Representative Shannon S. Erickson — Yea
Representative Steven Wayne Long — Yea
Representative Sylleste H. Davis — Yea
Representative T. Alan Morgan, Jr. — Yea
Representative Terry Alexander — Not Voting
Representative Thomas Beach — Yea
Representative Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr. — Yea
Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope — Not Voting
Representative Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr. — Yea
Representative Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon — Yea
Representative Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis — Yea
Representative Travis A. Moore — Yea
Representative Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr. — Yea
Representative Wendell G. Gilliard — Yea
Representative Wendell K. Jones — Yea
Representative William "Bill" Clyburn — Yea
Representative William "Bill" Hager — Yea
Representative William G. "Bill" Herbkersman — Yea
Representative William H. Bailey — Yea
Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley — Yea
Representative William M. "Bill" Hixon — Yea
Representative William R. "Bill" Whitmire — Yea
Representative Wm. Weston J. Newton — Yea
Sandifer, William E., III — Yea
Senator Deon T. Tedder — Yea
Senator Jason Elliott — Yea
Senator Matthew W. "Matt" Leber — Yea
Senator Russell L. Ott — Yea
Smith, G. Murrell, Jr. — Yea
Smith, Marvin — Yea
Thayer, Anne J. — Not Voting
Thigpen, Ivory Torrey — Not Voting
Trantham, Ashley B. — Yea
West, John Taliaferro, IV — Yea
Wheeler, William W., III — Yea
Carla M. Schuessler Republican Yea
T. Case Brittain, Jr. Republican Yea

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2nd Reading

Passed 41 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 41004
Total 41004
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (45)

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3rd Reading

Passed 41 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 41002
Total 41002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (43)

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Passage of Bill

Passed 96 Yea · 0 Nay · 24 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 960024
Total 960024
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Anthony, Michael A. — Yea
Arrington, Katherine E. — Yea
Bales, Jimmy C., Ed.D. — Yea
Bedingfield, Eric M. — Yea
Brown, Robert L. — Yea
Clary, Gary E. — Yea
Cole, J. Derham, Jr. — Yea
Crosby, William E. — Yea
Delleney, F. Gregory, Jr. — Yea
Duckworth, Gregory D. — Yea
Forrester, P. Michael — Yea
Funderburk, Laurie Slade — Yea
Hamilton, Daniel P. — Yea
Henderson, Phyllis J. — Yea
Knight, Patsy G. — Yea
Mack, David J., III — Yea
McCoy, Peter M., Jr. — Yea
McEachern, Joseph A. — Yea
Pitts, Michael A. — Yea
Putnam, Joshua A. — Yea
Quinn, Rick — Yea
Ridgeway, Robert L., III — Yea
Robinson-Simpson, Leola C. — Yea
Ryhal, Mike — Yea
Smith, James E., Jr. — Yea
Sottile, F. Michael — Yea
Spires, L. Kit — Yea
Tallon, Edward R., Sr. — Yea
Toole, McLain R. — Yea
Whipper, J. Seth — Yea
Atwater, Todd K. — Not Voting
Mitchell, Harold, Jr. — Not Voting
Norrell, Mandy Powers — Not Voting
Clemmons, Alan D. — Not Voting
Douglas, MaryGail K. — Not Voting
Allison, Merita A. — Yea
Bennett, Linda — Yea
Blackwell, Bart T. — Yea
Cogswell, William Scott, Jr. — Not Voting
Daning, Joseph S. — Yea
Felder, R. Raye — Yea
Finlay, Kirkman, III — Yea
Fry, Russell W. — Not Voting
Henegan, Patricia Moore — Yea
Hill, Jonathon D. — Yea
Huggins, Chip — Yea
Jefferson, Joseph H., Jr. — Yea
Johnson, Jeffrey E. — Yea
Loftis, Dwight A. — Yea
Lucas, James H. — Yea
Martin, Richard — Yea
McKnight, Cezar E. — Yea
Moss, V. Stephen — Not Voting
Murphy, Chris — Yea
Parks, J. Anne — Not Voting
Representative Beth E. Bernstein — Yea
Representative Bill Taylor — Yea
Representative Brandon Newton — Yea
Representative Bruce W. Bannister — Yea
Representative Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr. — Yea
Representative Carl L. Anderson — Yea
Representative Chandra E. Dillard — Yea
Representative Christopher R. "Chris" Hart — Yea
Representative Craig A. Gagnon — Yea
Representative David R. Hiott — Yea
Representative Dennis C. Moss — Not Voting
Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter — Yea
Representative Heather Ammons Crawford — Not Voting
Representative J. David Weeks — Yea
Representative J. Todd Rutherford — Yea
Representative Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes — Not Voting
Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns — Yea
Representative Jeff Bradley — Yea
Representative Jerry N. Govan, Jr. — Yea
Representative John R. McCravy III — Yea
Representative John Richard C. King — Yea
Representative Josiah Magnuson — Yea
Representative Justin T. Bamberg — Not Voting
Representative Kevin Hardee — Not Voting
Representative Lee Hewitt — Yea
Representative Leon Howard — Not Voting
Representative Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis — Not Voting
Representative Lonnie Hosey — Yea
Representative Lucas Atkinson — Yea
Representative Mark N. Willis — Yea
Representative Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV — Yea
Representative Michael F. Rivers, Sr. — Yea
Representative Michael F. Rivers, Sr. — Yea
Representative Nathan Ballentine — Yea
Representative Neal A. Collins — Yea
Representative Phillip Bowers — Yea
Representative Phillip D. Lowe — Yea
Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow — Yea
Representative Robert Q. Williams — Yea
Representative Roger K. Kirby — Yea
Representative Shannon S. Erickson — Yea
Representative Steven Wayne Long — Yea
Representative Sylleste H. Davis — Yea
Representative Terry Alexander — Not Voting
Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope — Yea
Representative Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr. — Yea
Representative Wendell G. Gilliard — Not Voting
Representative William "Bill" Clyburn — Yea
Representative William G. "Bill" Herbkersman — Not Voting
Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley — Yea
Representative William M. "Bill" Hixon — Yea
Representative William R. "Bill" Whitmire — Yea
Representative Wm. Weston J. Newton — Yea
Sandifer, William E., III — Not Voting
Senator Jason Elliott — Yea
Senator Russell L. Ott — Not Voting
Simrill, J. Gary — Yea
Smith, G. Murrell, Jr. — Yea
Smith, Garry R. — Yea
Stringer, Tommy M. — Yea
Thayer, Anne J. — Yea
Thigpen, Ivory Torrey — Not Voting
West, John Taliaferro, IV — Not Voting
Wheeler, William W., III — Not Voting
White, W. Brian — Yea

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2nd Reading

Passed 41 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 41000
Total 41000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Campbell, Paul G., Jr. — Yea
Courson, John E. — Yea
Gregory, Chauncey K. — Yea
Johnson, Kevin L. — Yea
Kimpson, Marlon E. — Yea
Leatherman, Hugh K., Sr. — Yea
Malloy, Gerald — Yea
McElveen, J. Thomas, III — Yea
McLeod, Mia S. — Yea
Nicholson, Floyd — Yea
Rankin, Luke A. — Yea
Senn, Sandy — Yea
Setzler, Nikki G. — Yea
Shealy, Katrina Frye — Yea
Sheheen, Vincent A. — Yea
Talley, Scott — Yea
Timmons, William — Yea
Matthews, Margie Bright — Yea
Representative Keishan M. Scott — Yea
Representative Robert T. Reese — Yea
Senator A. Shane Massey — Yea
Senator Daniel B. "Danny" Verdin III — Yea
Senator Darrell Jackson — Yea
Senator George E. "Chip" Campsen III — Yea
Senator Harvey S. Peeler, Jr. — Yea
Senator Karl B. Allen — Yea
Senator Kent M. Williams — Yea
Senator Lawrence K. "Larry" Grooms — Yea
Senator Michael W. Gambrell — Yea
Senator Rex F. Rice — Yea
Senator Ronnie A. Sabb — Yea
Senator Ronnie W. Cromer — Yea
Senator Ross Turner — Yea
Senator Sean M. Bennett — Yea
Senator Shane R. Martin — Yea
Senator Stephen L. Goldfinch — Yea
Senator Thomas C. Alexander — Yea
Senator Thomas D. "Tom" Corbin — Yea
Senator Tom Davis — Yea
Senator Tom Young, Jr. — Yea
Senator Wes Climer — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 342 do?
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-1-40, RELATING TO CHILDREN'S CODE DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO RESTATE THE EXISTING DEFINITIONS; AND BY ADDING SECTION 63-1-45 SO AS TO DEFINE "UNACCOMPANIED HOMELESS YOUTH", "HOMELESS CHILD OR YOUTH", AND "YOUTH AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS". - RATIFIED TITLE
Who sponsors S 342?
S 342 is sponsored by Senator Darrell Jackson, Senator Brad Hutto, and Shealy, Katrina Frye.
What is the current status of S 342?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2023. Enacted.
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