South Carolina Senate Bill 1 (In Recess)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 15-0)
Status: Passed on February 18 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-02-18 - Act No. 1
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, To Enact The "south Carolina Fetal Heartbeat And Protection From Abortion Act" By Adding Article 6 To Chapter 41, Title 44 So As To Require Testing For A Detectable Fetal Heartbeat Before An Abortion Is Performed On A Pregnant Woman, To Prohibit The Performance Of An Abortion If A Fetal Heartbeat Is Detected, To Provide Medical Emergency And Other Exceptions, To Require Certain Documentation And Recordkeeping By Physicians Performing Abortions, To Require Physicians To Notify Law Enforcement After Performing An Abortion In Certain Circumstances, To Create A Civil Action For A Pregnant Woman Upon Whom An Abortion Is Performed, To Create Criminal Penalties, And For Other Purposes; To Amend Section 44-41-460, Relating To The Required Reporting Of Abortion Data To The Department Of Health And Environmental Control, So As To Add Reporting Of Fetal Heartbeat Testing And Patient Medical Condition Data; To Amend Section 44-41-330, Relating To A Pregnant Woman's Right To Know Certain Pregnancy Information, So As To Require Notification Of The Detection Of A Fetal Heartbeat; And To Amend Section 44-41-60, Relating To Abortion Reporting Requirements, So As To Add Reporting Requirements. - Ratified Title

SC Fetal Heartbeat Protection From Abortion Act

Sen. Lawrence Grooms [R]	Sen. Danny Verdin [R]	Sen. Joshua Kimbrell [R]	Sen. Billy Garrett [R]
Sen. Shane Martin [R]	Sen. Katrina Shealy [R]	Sen. David Climer [R]	Sen. Thomas Corbin [R]
Sen. Ronnie Cromer [R]	Sen. Rex Rice [R]	Sen. Brian Adams [R]	Sen. Greg Hembree [R]
Sen. Michael Gambrell [R]	Sen. Dwight Loftis [R]	Sen. George Campsen [R]

2021-02-18 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 74 N: 39 NV: 6 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2021-02-17 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 79 N: 35 NV: 3 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2021-02-17 - House - House: Rescind Rule 3.9 (Y: 20 N: 76 NV: 3 Abs: 25) [FAIL]
2021-01-28 - Senate - Senate: 3rd Reading (Y: 30 N: 13 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-27 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 29 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-27 - Senate - Senate: To Adopt Amendment Number 12 (Y: 22 N: 11 NV: 1 Abs: 10) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-18		Act No. 1
2021-02-18		Effective date 02/18/21
2021-02-18		Signed By Governor
2021-02-18		Ratified R 2
2021-02-18	House	Roll call Yeas-74 Nays-39
2021-02-18	House	Read third time and enrolled
2021-02-17	House	Roll call Yeas-79 Nays-35
2021-02-17	House	Read second time
2021-02-16	House	Requests for debate-Rep
2021-02-10	House	Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
2021-02-02	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2021-02-02	House	Introduced and read first time
2021-01-28	Senate	Roll call Ayes-30 Nays-13
2021-01-28	Senate	Read third time and sent to House
2021-01-28		Scrivener's error corrected
2021-01-27	Senate	Roll call Ayes-29 Nays-17
2021-01-27	Senate	Read second time
2021-01-27	Senate	Amended
2021-01-27		Scrivener's error corrected
2021-01-26	Senate	Debate interrupted
2021-01-26	Senate	Amended
2021-01-25	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs
2021-01-12	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
2021-01-12	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2020-12-09	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
2020-12-09	Senate	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
44	41	330	(n/a)	See Bill Text
44	41	460	(n/a)	See Bill Text
44	41	60	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0001&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/1_20201209.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/1_20210125.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/1_20210126.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/1_20210127.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/1_20210127A.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/1_20210128.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/1_20210210.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/fiscalimpactstatements/S0001%202021-01-21%20amended.pdf
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/fiscalimpactstatements/S0001%202021-01-27%20amended.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=18153
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=18160
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=18177
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=18372
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=18373
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=18384