South Carolina House Bill 4619

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-09 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: S.Jones
Pending: House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina's Children Deserve Help Not Harm Act" By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 47, Title 40 So As To Prohibit Physicians, Other Health Care Providers, And Health Care Facilities From Providing Or Facilitating The Provision Of Gender Transition Procedures On Minors Under The Age Of Eighteen, To Prohibit The Use Of Public Funds For Such Gender Transition Procedures, To Provide For Professional Discipline For Violation Of The Provisions Of This Article, To Create A Private Right Of Action For Violation Of The Provisions Of This Article And To Establish Damages That May Be Awarded, And To Authorize The Attorney General To Enforce The Provisions Of This Article; By Adding Section 38-71-295 So As To Prohibit Health Benefit Plans And Health Carriers From Reimbursing For Gender Transition Procedures On Minors Under The Age Of Eighteen; And For Other Purposes.

Gender Reassignment, Minors

Rep. Melissa Oremus [R]	Rep. Ashley Trantham [R]	Rep. Josiah Magnuson [R]	Rep. Thomas Pope [R]
Rep. Brandon Guffey [R]	Rep. Stewart Jones [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-09	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: S.Jones
2024-01-09	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
2024-01-09	House	Introduced and read first time
2023-11-16	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
2023-11-16	House	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
38	71	295	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4619&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4619_20231116.htm