South Carolina House Bill 4796 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 20-6)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-01-13 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, To Enact The "choking Prevention Act"; By Adding Section 44-1-147 So As To Require Retail Food Establishments To Maintain A Manually Operated Suction-based Antichoking Device On Their Premises For Use In A Choking Emergency And To Provide Immunity From Liability For Rendering Such Emergency Assistance; By Adding Section 44-61-85 So As To Require Emergency Medical Services Personnel To Maintain As Part Of Their Equipment A Manually Operated Suction-based Antichoking Device For Use In Appropriate Circumstances; And For Other Purposes.

Choking prevention, restaurants and EMS

Rep. Melissa Oremus [R]	Rep. Cally Forrest [R]	Rep. Bill Taylor [R]	Rep. Merita Allison [R]
Rep. Garry Smith [R]	Rep. Stewart Jones [R]	Rep. Richard Yow [R]	Rep. Gil Gatch [R]
Rep. Bobby Cox [R]	Rep. Jason Elliott [R]	Rep. Roger Nutt [R]	Rep. Weston Newton [R]
Rep. Elizabeth Wetmore [D]	Rep. John Mccravy [R]	Rep. Sylleste Davis [R]	Rep. Frank Atkinson [D]
Rep. Victor Dabney [R]	Rep. Wendell Gilliard [D]	Rep. Jackie Hayes [D]	Rep. William Herbkersman [R]
Rep. William Hixon [R]	Rep. Cezar McKnight [D]	Rep. William Sandifer [R]	Rep. Anne Thayer [R]
Rep. William Wheeler [D]	Rep. William Whitmire [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-01-13	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2022-01-13	House	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
44	1	147	(n/a)	See Bill Text
44	61	85	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4796&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4796_20220113.htm