H 3958 South Carolina House · 2021-2022 Regular Session

Coroners - First Responders

Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 17-5-135 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A CORONER MAY ACT AS A FIRST RESPONDER UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-130-20, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE "SOUTH CAROLINA OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT" SO AS TO INCLUDE A CORONER IN THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "FIRST RESPONDER".

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2021

Committee Review

Mar 2022

House Passage

Mar 2022

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 23, 2021 Last action Mar 31, 2022

Floor votes · House Mar 30, 2022

How they voted

113–0

Passed · 8 other

Total votes 121

Mar 30, 2022

D Democratic43

39 Yea 4

90% Yea

R Republican78

74 Yea 4

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

Mar 31, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

upper

Mar 31, 2022

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Mar 31, 2022

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

Mar 30, 2022

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Mar 30, 2022

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (113-0-8)

house

Mar 10, 2022

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Feb 17, 2022

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

lower

Feb 23, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

lower

Feb 23, 2021

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

33 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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