South Carolina House Bill 3537

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 11)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-01-21 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lastinger
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act" By Adding Sections 16-3-6, 16-3-105, 16-3-106, 16-3-107, And 16-3-108 So As To Define "person" To Include An Unborn Child At Any Stage Of Development, And To Ensure That An Unborn Child Who Is A Victim Of Homicide Is Afforded Equal Protection Under The Homicide Laws Of The State, With Exceptions; By Adding Sections 16-3-760, 16-3-761, 16-3-762, And 16-3-763 So As To Define "person" To Include An Unborn Child At Any Stage Of Development And To Ensure That An Unborn Child Who Is A Victim Of Assault Is Afforded Equal Protection Under The Assault Laws Of The State, With Exceptions; And For Other Purposes.

South Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act

Rep. Rob Harris [R]	Rep. Josiah Magnuson [R]	Rep. William Chumley [R]	Rep. James Burns [R]
Rep. Steven Long [R]	Rep. Thomas Beach [R]	Rep. Chris Huff [R]	Rep. Luke Rankin [R]
Rep. Blake Sanders [R]	Rep. Stephen Frank [R]	Rep. John Lastinger [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-01-21	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lastinger
2025-02-12	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Frank
2025-02-11	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sanders
2025-02-05	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rankin
2025-01-15	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Huff
2025-01-14	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2025-01-14	House	Introduced and read first time
2024-12-05	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2024-12-05	House	Prefiled

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Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	3	105	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	3	106	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	3	107	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	3	108	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	3	6	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	3	760	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	3	761	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	3	762	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	3	763	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3537&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3537_20241205.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/H3537%202025-01-14%20introduced.pdf
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/H3537%202026-02-17%20updated.pdf