South Carolina Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA UNBORN CHILD PROTECTION FROM DISMEMBERMENT ABORTION ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 6 TO CHAPTER 41, TITLE 44 SO AS TO PROHIBIT DISMEMBERMENT ABORTIONS, WITH EXCEPTIONS, AND TO DEFINE RELEVANT TERMS; TO PROVIDE FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND CIVIL REMEDIES TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THE ARTICLE; TO CREATE CRIMINAL PENALTIES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2019
Last action Feb 5, 2019
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Total actions
3
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Committee
1
Jan 29, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Jan 29, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
19 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ashley Trantham
RRepublican
P
Bill Chumley
RRepublican
P
Chip Huggins
RRepublican
P
Chris Wooten
RRepublican
P
Craig Gagnon
RRepublican
P
Heather Crawford
RRepublican
P
Jason Elliott
RRepublican
P
Jay West
RRepublican
P
Jeff Bradley
RRepublican
P
John McCravy
RRepublican
P
Mandy W. Kimmons
RRepublican
P
Merita A. "Rita" Allison
RRepublican
P
Nancy Mace
RRepublican
P
Nathan Ballentine
RRepublican
P
Paula Calhoon
RRepublican
P
Russell W. Fry
RRepublican
P
Shannon Erickson
RRepublican
P
Steven Long
RRepublican
P
Westley P. "West" Cox
RRepublican
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