COLUMBIA — The House approved a nonsubstantive renaming of a state children’s advisory body on second reading, replacing the group’s prior acronym with a new name intended to avoid an unfortunate shorthand.

Chair Lady Erickson, speaking for the floor, explained the measure would replace the “South Carolina Children’s Advisory Medical Response System Act,” which produced the acronym “SCAMMERS,” with the “South Carolina Child Abuse and Neglect Network,” producing the acronym SCAN. “That is all it does,” she said on the floor, adding the change does not alter the committee’s work.

Why it matters: The change is technical and cosmetic — intended to provide a more appropriate name — and does not change statutory duties or authorities of the advisory body.

What was said and done: Chair Lady Erickson briefly explained the bill’s purpose on the floor and the House moved the measure by second reading and approved unanimous-consent scheduling for third reading later in the week.

What this does not do: The bill does not alter the body’s responsibilities or funding. It is a name change only, according to the floor explanation.

Procedural note: The transcript records the member’s explanation on the floor and the clerk’s subsequent roll-call procedure for second reading; the House ordered the bill for third reading by unanimous consent later in the day.