Death certificates
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 44-63-74, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE MANDATORY ELECTRONIC FILING OF DEATH CERTIFICATES WITH THE BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, SO AS TO ELIMINATE EXEMPTIONS FOR PHYSICIANS WHO CERTIFY FEWER THAN TWELVE DEATHS ANNUALLY.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Last action Mar 4, 2020
Floor votes · House Mar 3, 2020
How they voted
84–0
Passed · 22 other
Total votes 106
Mar 3, 2020
D
Democratic38
71% Yea
R
Republican68
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 4, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Mar 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 3, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (84-0-22)
house
Feb 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Nov 20, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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