H 4019 South Carolina House · 2021-2022 Regular Session

Infant safe haven placement

Summary

A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-40, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PLACEMENT OF INFANTS AT DESIGNATED LOCATIONS WITHOUT CRIMINAL LIABILITY, SO AS TO ALLOW THE PLACEMENT OF AN INFANT NOT MORE THAN ONE YEAR OLD AT A SAFE HAVEN AND TO CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF "INFANT".

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2021

Committee Review

Apr 2021

House Passage

Apr 2021

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 4, 2021 Last action Apr 27, 2021

Floor votes · House Apr 22, 2021

How they voted

104–0

Passed · 18 other

Total votes 122

Apr 22, 2021

D Democratic43

37 Yea 6

86% Yea

R Republican79

67 Yea 12

84% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Apr 27, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services

upper

Apr 27, 2021

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Apr 23, 2021

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

Apr 22, 2021

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (104-0-18)

house

Apr 21, 2021

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Judiciary

lower

Mar 4, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

Mar 4, 2021

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

19 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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