South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee

H 5354 — Department of Social Services

Last action — Referred to Committee on Judiciary

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This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 11, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 63-7-2355 SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE WHO ARE PLACED IN RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES BE ASSIGNED TO SEX-SPECIFIC FACILITIES BASED ON THE CHILD'S ANATOMICAL SEX AT BIRTH AS RECOGNIZED ON THEIR ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE.

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2025-2026 Bill 5354 Text of Previous Version (Mar.
11, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 5354Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)                 A bill   TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 63-7-2355 SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE WHO ARE PLACED IN RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES BE ASSIGNED TO SEX-SPECIFIC FACILITIES BASED ON THE CHILD'S ANATOMICAL SEX AT BIRTH AS RECOGNIZED ON THEIR ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE.
  Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
  SECTION 1.  Article 5, Chapter 7, Title 63 of the S.C.
Code is amended by adding:
      Section 63-7-2355.
(A) Any residential facility licensed by the Department of Social Services for the placement of children in foster care shall assign residents to housing units, sleeping quarters, and other sex-specific facilities based strictly upon the individual's anatomical sex at birth as recognized on their original birth certificate and shall not take into consideration the gender identity of the child.
    (B) The department is responsible for monitoring compliance and enforcing the provisions of this section.
    (C) Any residential facility found to be in wilful violation of this section is subject to administrative penalties, up to and including licensing sanctions.
    (D) For the purposes of this section, "residential facility" means a group home, residential treatment center, or other facility that, pursuant to a contract with or a license or permit issued by the department, provides residential services to children in the custody of the department.
This includes, but is not limited to, child caring institutions, emergency shelters, group homes, wilderness therapeutic camps, and organizations with supervised individual living facilities.
  SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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Action History

  1. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  2. Introduced and read first time

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Frequently asked questions

What does H 5354 do?
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 63-7-2355 SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE WHO ARE PLACED IN RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES BE ASSIGNED TO SEX-SPECIFIC FACILITIES BASED ON THE CHILD'S ANATOMICAL SEX AT BIRTH AS RECOGNIZED ON THEIR ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE.
Who sponsors H 5354?
H 5354 is sponsored by Representative Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr..
What is the current status of H 5354?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 11, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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