Personhood Act of SC
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 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Last action Feb 16, 2022
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Total actions
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Committee
2
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Dec 16, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
25 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 Taylor
RRepublican
P
Bobby Cox
RRepublican
P
Cal Forrest
RRepublican
P
Jeff Johnson
RRepublican
P
John McCravy
RRepublican
P
Jonathon D. Hill
RRepublican
P
Joseph S. Daning
RRepublican
P
Josiah Magnuson
RRepublican
P
Mark Smith
RRepublican
P
Melissa Oremus
RRepublican
P
Mike Burns
RRepublican
P
Patrick Haddon
RRepublican
P
R.J. May
RRepublican
P
Ryan McCabe
RRepublican
P
Sandy N. McGarry
RRepublican
P
Steven Long
RRepublican
P
Stewart Jones
RRepublican
P
Tommy Pope
RRepublican
P
V. Stephen "Steve" Moss
RRepublican
P
Victor M. "Vic" Dabney
RRepublican
P
W. Brian White
RRepublican
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