Autopsy photographs
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 17-5-535, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO VIEW PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEOS OF AN AUTOPSY, SO AS TO RESTRUCTURE THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEOS OF AN AUTOPSY MAY BE DISSEMINATED.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Apr 2022
House Passage
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 8, 2022
Last action Apr 7, 2022
Floor votes · House Apr 6, 2022
How they voted
107–2
Passed · 12 other
Total votes 121
Apr 6, 2022
D
Democratic43
90% Yea
R
Republican78
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Apr 7, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Apr 7, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Apr 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Apr 6, 2022
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 6, 2022
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (107-2-12)
house
Apr 5, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Todd Rutherford
DDemocratic
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