H 4624 South Carolina House · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Gender Reassignment Procedures

Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING CHAPTER 42 TO TITLE 44 SO AS TO DEFINE GENDER, SEX, AND OTHER TERMS, TO PROHIBIT THE PROVISION OF GENDER TRANSITION PROCEDURES TO A PERSON UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE, TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS, TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS FOR GENDER TRANSITION PROCEDURES, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 59-32-36 SO AS TO PROHIBIT PUBLIC SCHOOL STAFF AND OFFICIALS FROM WITHHOLDING KNOWLEDGE OF A MINOR'S PERCEPTION OF THEIR GENDER FROM THE MINOR'S PARENTS, AMONG OTHER THINGS. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Signed May 21, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 2, 2024 · House Jan 17, 2024

How they voted

288
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 39
May 2, 2024
D Democratic8
1 Yea 7 Nay
87% Nay
I Independent1
1 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican30
27 Yea 3
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
36
Key actions
10
Committee
5
Amendments
3
May 21, 2024
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
May 2, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
May 2, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 2, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs
upper
Jan 18, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
upper
Jan 18, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Jan 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Jan 17, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (83-18-20)
house
Jan 10, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Nov 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
44 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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