# South Carolina H 3013: A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-3-820, RELATING TO QUALIFICATIONS TO SERVE AS A GUARDIAN AD LITEM IN PRIVATE FAMILY COURT CASES, SO AS TO REQUIRE A CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECK TO SERVE AS A GUARDIAN AD LITEM.

South Carolina H 3013, A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-3-820, RELATING TO QUALIFICATIONS TO SERVE AS A GUARDIAN AD LITEM IN PRIVATE FAMILY COURT CASES, SO AS TO REQUIRE A CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECK TO SERVE AS A GUARDIAN AD LITEM., is a 126th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Robby Robbins (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-04-01 (Referred to Committee on Judiciary); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-H3013-2025-2026
- As of: 2026-10-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: South Carolina H 3013
- State: South Carolina
- Session: 126th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-3-820, RELATING TO QUALIFICATIONS TO SERVE AS A GUARDIAN AD LITEM IN PRIVATE FAMILY COURT CASES, SO AS TO REQUIRE A CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECK TO SERVE AS A GUARDIAN AD LITEM.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-12-05
- Last action: 2026-04-01, Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Sponsor: Robby Robbins (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (112 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Guardians ad Litem

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Robby Robbins (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeff Bradley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cody T. Mitchell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Shannon S. Erickson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel Gibson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jerry N. Govan, Jr. (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: John R. McCravy III (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Fawn M. Pedalino (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Wm. Weston J. Newton (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-31 | House | (Guardians ad Litem)Passage of Bill | pass | 112 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-04-01: Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Introduced and read first time (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Read third time and sent to Senate (House)
- 2026-03-31: Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0 (House)
- 2026-03-31: Read second time (House)
- 2026-03-31: Amended (House)
- 2026-03-31: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Govan, Erickson, Bradley, Gibson (House)
- 2026-03-31: Scrivener's error corrected (legislature)
- 2026-03-26: Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (House)
- 2026-03-25: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: C.Mitchell (House)
- 2025-01-14: Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House)
- 2025-01-14: Introduced and read first time (House)
- 2024-12-05: Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House)
- 2024-12-05: Prefiled (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [HTML](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3013.htm)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3013.htm)

## Related
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- [S 0586: AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 172 OF 1995, RELATING TO THE KERSHAW COUNTY TRANSPORTATION…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-S0586-2025-2026)
- [H 5653: AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 843 OF 1952, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE LEE COUNTY BOARD O…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-H5653-2025-2026)
- [S 1062: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE STATE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDU…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-S1062-2025-2026)
- [S 0779: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL RE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-S0779-2025-2026)
- [H 5261: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR RECEIVING ALCOHOL SERVER TRAINING…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-H5261-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-H3013-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).