S 217 South Carolina Senate · 2017-2018 Regular Session

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
15 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican25
3 Yea 21 Nay 1
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

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