SC FVS Child Welfare Subcommittee on S.540 February 18, 2026

South Carolina Senate Subcommittee · February 18, 2026

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Opening and rules for public comment

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Chair opened the meeting, announced a strict three-minute limit for each public speaker because more than 15 people were present, and said the room must be cleared for a later committee meeting at 10:00 a.m.

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Subcommittee heard competing testimony on SB540, a proposed South Carolina bill that would clarify that raising a child “consistent with the child’s sex at birth” is not child abuse; pediatric groups opposed citing risk of enabling harmful conversion practices and limiting protections for vulnerable youth, while religious representatives supported statutory protection for parents. The panel carried the bill over for a follow-up subcommittee meeting.

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