South Carolina Senate Joint Resolution 45

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-07-27 - Scrivener's error corrected
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

An Amendment To Article I Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, Relating To The Declaration Of Rights, By Adding Section 26, So As To Recognize That Sections 3 And 10 Of Article I Provide For A Right Of Bodily Integrity And Autonomy That Includes A Limited Right To An Abortion And To Authorize The General Assembly To Provide By Law For The Regulation Of Abortion, Including When A Clinically Diagnosable Pregnancy May Be Terminated And Whether State Funding May Be Used To Terminate A Clinically Diagnosable Pregnancy.

Abortion Constitutional Amendment

Sen. Gerald Malloy [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-07-27		Scrivener's error corrected
2023-01-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-10	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2022-11-30	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2022-11-30	Senate	Prefiled

S0349 (Similar To) 2023-01-10 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
H4718 (Similar To) 2024-01-09 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0045&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/45_20223011.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/45_20221130.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/45_20230727.htm