Vaccine mandates
Summary
AN ACT TO DECLARE THAT THE PRACTICE OF DISCRIMINATION BASED ON VACCINATION STATUS IS IN CONFLICT WITH THE IDEALS OF SOUTH CAROLINA; TO PROVIDE THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BELIEVES THAT A FEDERAL VACCINE MANDATE IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL; TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION MAY NOT ENACT A COVID-19 VACCINATION MANDATE; TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 8-15-80 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NEITHER THE STATE NOR ANY OF ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS MAY TERMINATE OR SUSPEND A FIRST RESPONDER BASED ON HIS VACCINATION STATUS; TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS; TO PROVIDE THAT NOTHING IN THIS ACT SHALL PREVENT AN EMPLOYER FROM ENCOURAGING OR ADMINISTERING VACCINES; TO PROVIDE RESTRICTIONS FOR A PRIVATE EMPLOYER'S VACCINE MANDATE; TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN VACCINE EXEMPTIONS MUST BE HONORED; TO PROVIDE THAT NO PERSON MAY BE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST BASED ON VACCINATION STATUS; AND TO REENACT ACT 99 OF 2021 RELATING TO SOUTH CAROLINA COVID-19 LIABILITY SAFE HARBOR. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Signed Apr 25, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Apr 6, 2022 · House Dec 9, 2021
How they voted
27–12
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 43
Apr 6, 2022
D
Democratic14
78% Nay
I
Independent1
100% Nay
R
Republican28
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
10
Committee
5
Amendments
3
Apr 25, 2022
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
Apr 20, 2022
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
Apr 6, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
Apr 6, 2022
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Apr 5, 2022
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Dec 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Dec 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means
lower
Dec 9, 2021
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (72-26-23)
house
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Dec 9, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
lower
32 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
Bill Taylor
RRepublican
P
Bobby Cox
RRepublican
P
Cal Forrest
RRepublican
P
Chip Huggins
RRepublican
P
Chris Murphy
RRepublican
P
Chris Wooten
RRepublican
P
Jason Elliott
RRepublican
P
Joe Bustos
RRepublican
P
John McCravy
RRepublican
P
Jonathon D. Hill
RRepublican
P
Josiah Magnuson
RRepublican
P
Mandy W. Kimmons
RRepublican
P
Mark Smith
RRepublican
P
Mark Willis
RRepublican
P
Melissa Oremus
RRepublican
P
Merita A. "Rita" Allison
RRepublican
P
Mike Burns
RRepublican
P
Nathan Ballentine
RRepublican
P
Patrick Haddon
RRepublican
P
Roger Nutt
RRepublican
P
Russell W. Fry
RRepublican
P
Ryan McCabe
RRepublican
P
Steven Long
RRepublican
P
Stewart Jones
RRepublican
P
Tommy M. Stringer
RRepublican
P
Travis Moore
RRepublican
P
V. Stephen "Steve" Moss
RRepublican
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