South Carolina House Bill 3973 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on June 5 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-06-05 - Act No. 71
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Article 20 To Chapter 3, Title 16 So As To Prohibit Genital Mutilation Of A Female Who Is Under The Age Of Eighteen Years Or Who Is Unable To Consent, To Create A Felony Offense Of Female Genital Mutilation, With Exceptions, And For Other Purposes; And To Amend Section 63-7-20, As Amended, Relating To Terms Defined In The Children's Code, So As To Add Female Genital Mutilation Of A Minor To The Definition Of "child Abuse Or Neglect" Or "harm". - Ratified Title

Female genital mutilation

Rep. Heather Crawford [R]	Rep. Nancy Mace [R]	Rep. Shannon Erickson [R]	Rep. Anne Thayer [R]
Rep. Sylleste Davis [R]	Rep. Josiah Magnuson [R]	Rep. Linda Bennett [R]	Rep. Merita Allison [R]
Rep. Beth Bernstein [D]	Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter [D]	Rep. Patricia Henegan [D]	Rep. Annie McDaniel [D]
Rep. Mandy Norrell [D]	Rep. Laurie Funderburk [D]	Rep. Wendy Brawley [D]	Rep. Krystle Matthews [D]
Rep. Rosalyn Henderson-Myers [D]	Rep. Leola Robinson-Simpson [D]	Rep. Neal Collins [R]	Rep. Paula Rawl Calhoon [R]
Rep. Chandra Dillard [D]	Rep. Mandy Kimmons [R]	Rep. Ashley Trantham [R]	Rep. Micajah Caskey [R]
Rep. David Weeks [D]	Rep. Wendell Gilliard [D]

2019-05-09 - House - House: Adopt Amendment Number 1a (Y: 105 N: 0 NV: 15 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2019-05-07 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 44 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-03-06 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 23 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2019-03-05 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 105 N: 0 NV: 15 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-05		Act No. 71
2019-05-31		Effective date 05/16/19
2019-05-16		Signed By Governor
2019-05-13		Ratified R 91
2019-05-09	Senate	Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
2019-05-09	House	Returned to Senate with amendments
2019-05-09	House	Senate amendment amended
2019-05-08	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments
2019-05-07	Senate	Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
2019-05-07	Senate	Read second time
2019-05-07	Senate	Amended
2019-05-07	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted
2019-04-25		Scrivener's error corrected
2019-04-24	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
2019-03-15	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: M.B.Matthews (ch), Shealy, Senn
2019-03-15	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Shealy, Young, McLeod, Senn
2019-03-06		Scrivener's error corrected
2019-03-06	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2019-03-06	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2019-03-06	House	Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-0
2019-03-06	House	Read third time and sent to Senate
2019-03-05	House	Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0
2019-03-05	House	Read second time
2019-03-05	House	Amended
2019-03-05	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks, Gilliard
2019-02-28	House	Debate adjourned until Tues., 3-5-19
2019-02-27	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
2019-02-26	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey
2019-02-13	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2019-02-13	House	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
63	7	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3973&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3973_20190213.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3973_20190227.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3973_20190305.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3973_20190306.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3973_20190424.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3973_20190425.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3973_20190507.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3973_20190509.htm
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=15770
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=15790
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=16653
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=16824