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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

H 3655: Status Offenses

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

H 3655 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina House on December 12, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Status Offenses. Primary sponsor: Paula Calhoon (Republican), Beth Bernstein (Democratic), Tiffany Spann-Wilder (Democratic), Carla Schuessler (Republican), Chandra Dillard (Democratic), Spencer Wetmore (Democratic), Brandon Cox (Republican), Harriet Holman (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 18, 2026): Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wetmore, B.L.Cox, Holman.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-19-820, RELATING TO OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENTS, SO AS TO ELIMINATE THE EXCEPTION FOR CHILDREN TO BE TRIED AS ADULTS AND TO DECREASE THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT A CHILD MAY BE HELD IN A JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITY; BY AMENDING SECTION 63-19-1020, RELATING TO THE INSTITUTION OF JUVENILE PROCEEDINGS, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT THE CHILD AND HIS FAMILY FIRST SEEK COUNSELING IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; BY AMENDING SECTION 63-19-1440, RELATING TO COMMITMENT, SO AS TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN STATUS AND CRIMINAL OFFENSES AND TO CHANGE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR COURT ORDERS; BY AMENDING SECTION 63-19-1810, RELATING TO DETERMINATIONS OF RELEASE, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 63-19-2050, RELATING TO PETITIONS FOR EXPUNGEMENT OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE AUTOMATIC EXPUNGEMENT OF A JUVENILE'S RECORD FOR STATUS OFFENSES, WITH EXCEPTIONS.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Paula CalhoonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse87
Beth BernsteinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse78
Tiffany Spann-WilderPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse109
Carla SchuesslerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Chandra DillardPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Spencer WetmorePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse115
Brandon CoxPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Harriet HolmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse102

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wetmore, B.L.Cox, Holman
  2. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Dillard
  3. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler
  4. Scrivener's error corrected
  5. Referred to Committee on Judiciary
  6. Introduced and read first time
  7. Referred to Committee on Judiciary
  8. Prefiled

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source