H 3163
(2021-2022 Regular Session)
A Bill To Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, To Enact The "South Carolina Stands For Life Act" By Adding Article 6 To Chapter 41, Title 44 So As To Require Testing For A Detectable Fetal Heartbeat Before An Abortion Is Performed On A Pregnant Women And To Prohibit The Performance Of An Abortion When A Fetal Heartbeat Is Detected, Both With Medical Emergency Exceptions, To Define Certain Terms, To Require Certain Documentation And Recordkeeping By Physicians Performing Abortions, To Create A Civil Action For A Pregnant Woman Upon Whom An Abortion Is Performed, To Create Criminal Penalties, And For Other Purposes; To Amend Section 44-41-460, Relating To Required Reporting Of Abortion Data To The Department Of Health And Environmental Control, So As To Add Reporting Of Fetal Heartbeat Testing And Patient Medical Condition Data; To Amend Section 44-41-330, Relating To A Pregnant Woman'S Right To Know Certain Pregnancy Information, So As To Require Notification Of The Detection Of A Fetal Heartbeat; By Adding Article 8 To Chapter 41, Title 44 So As To Prohibit Dismemberment Abortions, With Exceptions, To Define Certain Terms, To Provide For Injunctive Relief And Civil And Criminal Penalties, And For Other Purposes; By Adding Article 10 To Chapter 41, Title 44 So As To Establish Certain Notice Requirements Addressing The Possibility Of Reversing The Effects Of Certain Chemical Abortions Applicable To Private Offices And Facilities In Which Abortions Are Performed And To Physicians Of Patients Considering A Chemical Abortion, To Define Certain Terms, To Require The Department Of Health And Environmental Control To Publish Printed Materials About The Possibility Of Reversing Certain Chemical Abortions And To Make The Information Available On The Department'S Website, To Establish Certain Requirements Applicable To Physicians Who Prescribe A Chemical Abortion Pill; To Create Civil And Criminal Penalties For Violation Of The Provisions Of The Article, To Create A Private Right Of Action For A Woman Upon Whom A Chemical Abortion Is Performed In Violation Of The Provisions Of The Article, With Exceptions, And For Other Purposes; And By Adding Section 44-41-95 So As To Provide That If Roe V. Wade Is Overturned, Abortion Shall Become Illegal In South Carolina, And For Other Purposes.
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Dec 09 2020 |
Member(S) Request Name Added As Sponsor: Sandifer
Feb 11 2021
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H 3205
(2021-2022 Regular Session)
A JOINT RESOLUTION TO MAKE APPLICATION TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES TO CALL A CONVENTION FOR PROPOSING AMENDMENTS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE V OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION LIMITED TO PROPOSING AMENDMENTS THAT IMPOSE FISCAL RESTRAINTS ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, LIMIT THE POWER AND JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND LIMIT THE TERMS OF OFFICE FOR ITS OFFICIALS AND FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. - ratified title
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Dec 09 2020 |
Act No. 241
Jul 25 2022
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H 3002
(2021-2022 Regular Session)
A Bill To Amend Section 59-29-120, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To American Founding Principles Instruction Required In Public High Schools And Publicly Supported Colleges And Universities, So As To Provide Specific Requirements Concerning Instruction In United States Foundational History In Public High Schools; To Amend Section 59-120-130, Relating To The Duration Of Required American Founding Principles Instruction, So As To Limit Its Application With Respect To Public Institutions Of Higher Learning; To Amend Section 59-29-140, Relating To The Requirement That The State Superintendent Of Education Prescribe Certain Texts For Use In Required American Founding Principles Instruction, So As To Specify Certain Texts That Must Be Included; And To Amend Section 59-29-155, Relating To Related Requirements Of The State Board Of Education And The Education Oversight Committee, So As To Make Conforming Changes.
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Dec 09 2020 |
Member(S) Request Name Added As Sponsor: B.Cox
Jan 11 2022
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H 3121
(2021-2022 Regular Session)
A Bill To Amend Section 17-3-310, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To The Creation Of The Commission On Indigent Defense, So As To Provide That The Commission Shall Meet At Least Annually With The Commission On Prosecution Coordination; And To Amend Section 17-22-1120, Relating To Diversion Program Data And Reporting, So As To Provide Additional Reporting Requirements.
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Dec 09 2020 |
Member(S) Request Name Added As Sponsor: Caskey
Jan 13 2021
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H 3264
(2021-2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-9-70, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REQUIRED NOTICES OF COUNTY CONVENTIONS, SO AS TO ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT THAT A COUNTY COMMITTEE PUBLISH CERTAIN NOTICES REGARDING COUNTY CONVENTIONS IN A NEWSPAPER HAVING GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE COUNTY. - ratified title
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Dec 09 2020 |
Act No. 10
Apr 15 2021
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H 3094
(2021-2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE "OPEN CARRY WITH TRAINING ACT"; TO AMEND SECTION 23-31-210, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF CONCEALED WEAPON PERMITS, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "CONCEALABLE WEAPON" TO INCLUDE CERTAIN FIREARMS THAT MAY BE CARRIED OPENLY ON ONE'S PERSON; TO AMEND SECTION 16-23-20, RELATING TO THE CARRYING OF A HANDGUN, SO AS TO PROVIDE A PERSON WHO POSSESSES A CONCEALED WEAPON PERMIT MAY CARRY IT OPENLY ON OR ABOUT HIS PERSON IN A VEHICLE; TO AMEND SECTION 23-31-220, RELATING TO THE RIGHT OF AN EMPLOYER TO PROHIBIT A PERSON FROM CARRYING A CONCEALABLE WEAPON ON HIS PREMISE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THIS PROVISION ALSO APPLIES TO OPENLY CARRYING A WEAPON ONTO THE PREMISE AND PROVIDE AN EMPLOYER OR OWNER OF A BUSINESS MAY POST A SIGN REGARDING THE PROHIBITION OR ALLOWANCE OF CONCEALABLE WEAPONS ON HIS PREMISE; TO AMEND SECTION 23-31-235, RELATING TO THE POSTING OF SIGNS PROHIBITING THE CARRYING OF CONCEALABLE WEAPONS UPON A PREMISE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THIS PROVISION ALSO APPLIES TO OPENLY CARRYING A CONCEALED WEAPON ON A PREMISE AND PROVIDE AN EMPLOYER OR OWNER OF A BUSINESS MAY POST A SIGN REGARDING THE PROHIBITION OR ALLOWANCE OF CONCEALABLE WEAPONS ON HIS PREMISE; TO AMEND SECTION 23-31-210, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF CERTAIN TERMS RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF CONCEALED WEAPON PERMITS, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "PROOF OF TRAINING"; BY ADDING SECTION 23-21-232 SO AS TO PROVIDE A CHURCH OFFICIAL OR GOVERNING BODY MAY ALLOW A PERSON WHO HOLDS A PERMIT TO CARRY A CONCEALABLE WEAPON TO CARRY THE WEAPON CONCEALED OR OPENLY ON PREMISES OF CERTAIN SCHOOLS LEASED BY THE CHURCH FOR CHURCH SERVICES OR OFFICIAL CHURCH ACTIVITIES UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO AMEND SECTION 23-31-520, RELATING TO A LOCAL GOVERNMENT'S AUTHORITY TO REGULATE THE DISCHARGE OR PUBLIC BRANDISHMENT OF FIREARMS AND THE PROHIBITION IMPOSED UPON A LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO CONFISCATE CERTAIN FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION, SO AS TO ALLOW A LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO TEMPORARILY RESTRICT OPEN CARRYING OF A FIREARM ON PUBLIC PROPERTY DURING CERTAIN EVENTS AND PROVIDE THE CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN OPEN CARRYING OF A FIREARM IS PERMITTED AT THESE EVENTS; BY ADDING SECTION 23-31-250 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE STATE AND ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS CAN NOT BE COMPELLED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO IMPLEMENT OR ENFORCE A LAW RELATED TO AN INDIVIDUAL'S RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS THAT LIMITS OR PROSCRIBES CARRYING CONCEALABLE WEAPONS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, TO DIRECT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO EVALUATE THESE LAWS AND ISSUE A WRITTEN OPINION OF WHETHER THE LAWS ARE PROHIBITED, AND PROVIDE ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY THE STATE AND ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS IF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL DETERMINES THE LAW VIOLATES THIS PROVISION; TO AMEND SECTION 14-17-325, RELATING TO THE CLERKS OF COURT REPORTING THE DISPOSITION OF COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS CASES TO THE STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION, SO AS TO SHORTEN THE REPORTING PERIOD, TO PROVIDE CLERKS OF COURT ALSO SHALL REPORT THE ISSUANCE, RESCISSION, OR TERMINATION OF CERTAIN INDICTMENTS AND ORDERS, AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES; BY ADDING SECTION 22-1-200 SO AS TO REQUIRE MAGISTRATES TO REPORT TO THE STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION WITHIN FIVE DAYS, WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS EXCLUDED, THE DISPOSITION OF EACH CRIMINAL CASE AND REPORT TO THE DIVISION THE ISSUANCE, RESCISSION, OR TERMINATION OF CERTAIN ORDERS; BY ADDING SECTION 14-25-250 SO AS TO PROVIDE MUNICIPAL JUDGES SHALL REPORT THE DISPOSITION OF EACH CRIMINAL CASE TO THE STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION WITHIN FIVE DAYS, WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS EXCLUDED, THE ISSUANCE, RESCISSION, OR TERMINATION OF CERTAIN ORDERS; BY ADDING SECTION 63-3-545 SO AS TO PROVIDE CLERKS OF FAMILY COURT SHALL REPORT TO THE STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION WITHIN FIVE DAYS, WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS EXCLUDED, THE ISSUANCE, RESCISSION, OR TERMINATION OF CERTAIN ORDERS; TO AMEND SECTION 23-31-240, RELATING TO CERTAIN PUBLIC OFFICIALS WHO ARE ALLOWED TO CARRY A CONCEALED WEAPON WHILE ON DUTY, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT RESTRICTS THE CARRYING OF THE WEAPON WHEN THE OFFICIAL IS CARRYING OUT THE DUTIES OF HIS OFFICE AND ADD THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND ASSISTANT ATTORNEYS GENERAL TO THE OFFICIALS COVERED BY THIS PROVISION; AND TO AMEND SECTION 23-31-215, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF CONCEALED WEAPON PERMITS, SO AS TO ELIMINATE THE PAYMENT OF AN APPLICATION FEE, AND THE STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT HANDGUN TRAINING COURSE FEE, AND PROVIDE THE DIVISION MAY NOT CHARGE A FEE FOR A CONCEALED WEAPON PERMIT. - ratified title
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Dec 09 2020 |
Act No. 66
Jun 01 2021
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H 3262
(2021-2022 Regular Session)
A Bill To Amend Section 7-11-15, As Amended, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To Qualifications To Run As A Candidate In General Elections, So As To Require All Candidates From Each Political Party In This State To Pay A Filing Fee, Including Candidates From Parties That Are Not Required To Conduct A Primary Election, And To Authorize Political Parties To Charge A Certification Fee To All Candidates Seeking Nomination By Political Party Primary Or Political Party Convention; And To Amend Section 7-11-210, Relating To The Notice Of Candidacy And Pledge, So As To Require Candidates To Affirm Their Participation In At Least Three Of The Last Four Statewide Party Primaries, Or, In The Alternative, If Precluded From Participation Due To Age, Personal Health, Residency, Or Active Military Service, Candidates May Pledge That They Are Bona Fide Members Of The Political Party Whose Nomination They Are Seeking, And To Provide That The State Party Chairman, If Permitted By Party Rule, May Require Additional Verification When A Candidate'S Affirmation Of Bona Fide Party Membership Is Disputed, And That The State Chairman Is The Final Authority To Resolve Questions Regarding Bona Fide Party Membership.
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Dec 09 2020 |
Committee Report: Favorable With Amendment Judiciary
Mar 24 2021
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H 3120
(2021-2022 Regular Session)
A Bill To Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Section 12-6-3810 So As To Provide For An Income Tax Credit To A Property Owner Who Encumbers His Property With A Perpetual Recreational Trail Easement.
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Dec 09 2020 |
Referred To Committee On Finance
Apr 07 2022
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H 3123
(2021-2022 Regular Session)
A Bill To Amend Section 1-7-990, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To The Ability Of The Commission On Prosecution Coordination To Promulgate Regulations, So As To Provide That The Commission Shall Create Procedures In Which To Enforce Its Regulations; To Amend Section 17-3-310, Relating To The Creation Of The Commission On Indigent Defense, So As To Provide That The Commission Shall Develop Regulations And Create Procedures To Enforce Those Regulations; And To Repeal Sections 1-7-420 Through 1-7-540 Relating To Assistant Solicitors For Each Judicial Circuit; And To Repeal Section 22-3-546 Relating To The Establishment Of Programs For Prosecution Of Certain First Offenses.
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Dec 09 2020 |
Referred To Committee On Judiciary
Jan 12 2021
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H 3416
(2021-2022 Regular Session)
A Bill To Amend Section 25-11-40, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To County Veterans' Affairs Officers, So As To Designate County Veterans' Affairs Officers As County Employees And To Provide That They May Be Removed By The County Legislative Delegation.
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Dec 09 2020 |
Referred To Committee On Family And Veterans' Services
May 05 2021
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H 3263
(2021-2022 Regular Session)
A Bill To Amend Section 7-17-560, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To The Authority Of The State Executive Committees To Hear Certain Protests And Contests, So As To Require The State Executive Committees Also To Hear Protests And Contests In The Case Of County Officers And Less Than County Officers; And To Repeal Sections 7-17-520, 7-17-530, 7-17-540, And 7-17-550 Relating To Hearings By County Executive Committees And Appeals From Decisions Of County Executive Committees.
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Dec 09 2020 |
Referred To Subcommittee: Campsen (Ch), Hutto, Young, Mcleod, Garrett
Mar 11 2021
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H 3125
(2021-2022 Regular Session)
A Bill To Amend Section 1-7-940, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To The Duties Of The Commission On Prosecution Coordination, So As To Provide That The Commission Shall Promulgate Regulations Applicable To Circuit Solicitor Finances; To Amend Section 17-3-50, Relating To The Determination Of Fees For Appointed Counsel And Public Defenders, So As To Make Conforming Changes, And To Provide That Additional Fees Or Expenses May Not Be Paid If Prior Approval By The Court Is Not Obtained; To Amend Section 17-3-100, Relating To The Discretionary Authority Of A Judge To Appoint Counsel, So As To Make Conforming Changes; To Repeal Section 17-3-80 Relating To The Appropriation For Expenses Of Appointed Private Counsel And Public Defenders; To Repeal Section 17-3-85 Relating To Year-End Dispositions Of Unexpended Appropriations; And To Repeal Section 17-3-90 Relating To Vouchers For Payment For Services By Private Appointed Counsel.
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Dec 09 2020 |
Referred To Committee On Judiciary
Jan 12 2021
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H 3122
(2021-2022 Regular Session)
A Bill To Amend Section 1-7-940, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To The Duties Of The Commission On Prosecution Coordination, So As To Remove The Duty To Provide Blank Indictments For The Circuit Solicitors; And To Amend Section 17-28-320, Relating To The Preservation Of Evidence, So As To Provide The Amount Of Time The Primary And Backup Court Recording Tapes Of A Proceeding Must Be Preserved.
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Dec 09 2020 |
Referred To Committee On Judiciary
Jan 12 2021
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H 3124
(2021-2022 Regular Session)
A Bill To Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Repealing Section 1-7-730 Relating To The Examination Of The Offices Of County Officers.
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Dec 09 2020 |
Referred To Committee On Judiciary
Apr 27 2021
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H 3560
(2021-2022 Regular Session)
A Bill To Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Section 8-11-150 So As To Provide Twelve Weeks Of Paid Family Leave For State Employees Due To The Birth Or Adoption Of A Son Or Daughter.
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Dec 16 2020 |
Referred To Committee On Finance
Apr 07 2021
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H 3444
(2021-2022 Regular Session)
A Bill To Amend Section 7-3-10, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To The Creation, Composition, Powers, And Duties Of The State Election Commission, So As To Reconstitute The State Election Commission And Revise The Commission'S Composition, Powers, And Duties; And To Amend Sections 7-17-70 And 7-17-220, Both Relating To Meetings Of The State Board, So As To Make Conforming Changes.
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Dec 16 2020 |
Referred To Committee On Judiciary
Feb 09 2022
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H 3443
(2021-2022 Regular Session)
A Bill To Amend Section 1-3-420, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To Gubernatorial Proclamations Of Emergency, So As To Remove References To Public Health Emergencies; And To Amend Section 25-1-440, Relating To Powers And Duties Of The Governor During A Declared Emergency, So As To Provide That After The Elapse Of At Least Thirty Days Following The Declaration Of An Emergency By The Governor, The President Of The Senate And The Speaker Of The House May Convene Their Respective Bodies For The Purpose Of Considering Such Declaration, That The General Assembly By Concurrent Resolution, May Terminate, Alter, Amend, Or Consent To The Terms Of Any Declaration Of Emergency During This Called Session, That Should The General Assembly Not Act, Then The Terms Of The Declaration Shall Continue Until Such Time As The General Assembly Does Act, That A Governor May Not Declare Successive States Of Emergency That Have The Effect Of Reinstating, Continuing, Altering, Or Amending Any Declaration Of Emergency Addressed By The General Assembly, And That The Governor May Not Issue Additional Or Successive States Of Emergency For The Same Underlying Events Without A Substantial Change Of Circumstance.
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Dec 16 2020 |
Referred To Committee On Judiciary
Mar 02 2021
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H 3569
(2021-2022 Regular Session)
A Bill To Amend Section 63-15-220, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To Parenting Plans, So As To Create A Rebuttable Presumption That It Is In The Best Interest Of The Child To Spend Approximately An Equal Amount Of Time With Each Parent When Both Parents Are Willing, Able, And Fit; And To Amend Section 63-15-240, Relating To Child Custody Orders, So As To Require The Court To Take Into Consideration Certain Factors When Determining What Is In The Best Interest Of A Child, To Require That A Child Custody Order Include Findings Of Fact If The Time-Sharing Schedule Does Not Allocate Approximately Equal Parenting Time To Each Parent, And To Provide Requirements To Modify Child Custody Orders.
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Dec 16 2020 |
Member(S) Request Name Added As Sponsor: Crawford, Hardee, Parks
Feb 17 2022
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H 3518
(2021-2022 Regular Session)
A Bill To Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, To Enact The "Medical Ethics And Diversity Act"; By Adding Chapter 139 To Title 44 So As To Set Forth Findings Of The General Assembly Regarding The Right Of Conscience In The Health Care Industry; To Define Certain Terms; To Authorize Medical Practitioners, Health Care Institutions, And Health Care Payers Not To Participate In Health Care Services That Violate The Practitioner'S Or Entity'S Conscience And To Protect These Individuals And Entities From Civil, Criminal, Or Administrative Liability And From Discrimination For Exercising Their Personal Right Of Conscience, With Exceptions; To Create A Private Right Of Action For Medical Practitioners, Health Care Institutions, And Health Care Payers For Violation Of The Chapter; And For Other Purposes.
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Dec 16 2020 |
Member(S) Request Name Added As Sponsor: Yow
Jan 12 2022
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H 3568
(2021-2022 Regular Session)
A Bill To Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Article 5 To Chapter 1, Title 1 So As To Enact The "Personhood Act Of South Carolina", To Establish That The Right To Life For Each Born And Preborn Human Being Vests At Fertilization And That The Rights Of Due Process And Equal Protection, Guaranteed By Section 3, Article I Of The Constitution Of This State Vest At Fertilization For Each Born And Preborn Human Being.
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Dec 16 2020 |
Member(S) Request Name Added As Sponsor: White
Feb 16 2022
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