South Carolina House Bill 3549 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 12-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-05-09 - Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: White
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 Of 2023"; 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; And 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.

South Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act of 2023

Rep. Rob Harris [R]	Rep. James Burns [R]	Rep. William Chumley [R]	Rep. Jordan Pace [R]
Rep. Thomas Beach [R]	Rep. Stewart Jones [R]	Rep. Steven Long [R]	Rep. Josiah Magnuson [R]
Rep. Donald McCabe [R]	Rep. Ashley Trantham [R]	Rep. Jay Kilmartin [R]	Rep. April Cromer [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-09	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: White
2023-03-28	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: O'Neal, Nutt
2023-03-16	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Guffey
2023-03-14	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Willis
2023-03-13	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Vaughan, Pedalino, Lawson, Ligon, Haddon
2023-03-02	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer
2023-03-01	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guffey
2023-02-28	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kilmartin, Vaughan, Pedalino
2023-02-28	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Landing, Leber
2023-02-22	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon
2023-02-14	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Trantham
2023-02-09	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lawson
2023-02-08	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Haddon, Willis, McCabe
2023-02-07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Magnuson
2023-02-01	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Landing
2023-01-31	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: O'Neal
2023-01-25	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Long
2023-01-17	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Leber
2023-01-12	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: S.Jones, White
2023-01-11	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Beach
2023-01-10	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-10	House	Introduced and read first time
2022-12-15	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2022-12-15	House	Prefiled

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=3549&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3549_20221215.htm