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SC H 3119

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Blood and Organ Donation

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 44-43-15 SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT DONATED BLOOD, OTHER HUMAN TISSUE, OR ORGANS BE TESTED FOR THE PRESENCE OF CERTAIN CONTAMINANTS AND LABELED ACCORDINGLY BEFORE DISTRIBUTION FOR USE IN TRANSFUSIONS OR TRANSPLANTATIONS, TO ALLOW PATIENTS TO DECLINE CONTAMINATED DONATED PRODUCTS WITHOUT PENALTY, TO CREATE A CIVIL PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE SECTION, TO PROVIDE LIMITED IMMUNITY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

Introduced
2025-01-14
Status date
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Latest action
2025-02-12 — Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Edgerton
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Burnsprimary
  • Magnusonprimary
  • Edgertonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-12-05

    Prefiled

    filing

  2. 2024-12-05

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

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-01-14

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-01-14

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

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-12

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Edgerton

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Related bills

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Official source

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3119&session=126&summary=B

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