Personhood
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 5 TO CHAPTER 1, TITLE 1 SO AS 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 SECTION 3, ARTICLE I OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THIS STATE VEST AT FERTILIZATION FOR EACH BORN AND PREBORN HUMAN BEING.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2019
Last action May 7, 2019
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Committee
2
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Dec 18, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
28 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Adam Morgan
RRepublican
P
Anne Thayer
RRepublican
P
Ashley Trantham
RRepublican
P
Bill Chumley
RRepublican
P
Bill Hixon
RRepublican
P
Bobby Cox
RRepublican
P
Bruce M. Bryant
RRepublican
P
Chip Huggins
RRepublican
P
Craig Gagnon
RRepublican
P
Davey Hiott
RRepublican
P
Dwight Loftis
RRepublican
P
Garry R. Smith
RRepublican
P
Heather Crawford
RRepublican
P
Jason Elliott
RRepublican
P
John McCravy
RRepublican
P
Jonathon D. Hill
RRepublican
P
Joseph S. Daning
RRepublican
P
Josiah Magnuson
RRepublican
P
Mark Willis
RRepublican
P
McLain R. "Mac" Toole
RRepublican
P
Mike Burns
RRepublican
P
Randy Ligon
RRepublican
P
Richie Yow
RRepublican
P
Steven Long
RRepublican
P
Stewart Jones
RRepublican
P
Tommy M. Stringer
RRepublican
P
Tommy Pope
RRepublican
P
V. Stephen "Steve" Moss
RRepublican
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