A BILL TO AMEND CHAPTER 1, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT GENERALLY, BY ADDING ARTICLE 5, TO ENACT THE PERSONHOOD ACT OF SOUTH CAROLINA, TO ESTABLISH THAT THE RIGHT TO LIFE FOR EACH BORN AND PREBORN HUMAN BEING VESTS AT FERTILIZATION AND THAT THE RIGHTS OF DUE PROCESS AND EQUAL PROTECTION, GUARANTEED BY ARTICLE I, SECTION 3 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THIS STATE, VEST AT FERTILIZATION FOR EACH BORN AND PREBORN HUMAN BEING.
Bill status
in committee
2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2018
Senate Failed
May 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2017
Last action May 1, 2018
Floor votes · Senate May 1, 2018
How they voted
3–36
Failed · 1 other
Total votes 40
May 1, 2018
D
Democratic15
100% Nay
R
Republican25
84% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 1, 2018
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
May 1, 2018
Vote failed
Senate Vote: fail (3-36-1)
senate
Feb 21, 2018
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
upper
Mar 22, 2017
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: M.B.Matthews (ch), Gambrell, McLeod, Rice, Talley
upper
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
14 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chauncey K. Gregory
RRepublican
P
Danny Verdin
RRepublican
P
Greg Hembree
RRepublican
P
Harvey Peeler
RRepublican
P
Katrina Shealy
RRepublican
P
Larry Grooms
RRepublican
P
Rex Rice
RRepublican
P
Richard Cash
RRepublican
P
Ronnie Cromer
RRepublican
P
Ross Turner
RRepublican
P
Scott Talley
RRepublican
P
Tom Corbin
RRepublican
P
Wes Climer
RRepublican
P
William Timmons
RRepublican
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