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SC H 3537

died on adjournment

South Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOUTH CAROLINA PRENATAL EQUAL PROTECTION ACT" BY ADDING SECTIONS 16-3-6, 16-3-105, 16-3-106, 16-3-107, AND 16-3-108 SO AS TO DEFINE "PERSON" TO INCLUDE AN UNBORN CHILD AT ANY STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT, AND TO ENSURE THAT AN UNBORN CHILD WHO IS A VICTIM OF HOMICIDE IS AFFORDED EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER THE HOMICIDE LAWS OF THE STATE, WITH EXCEPTIONS; BY ADDING SECTIONS 16-3-760, 16-3-761, 16-3-762, AND 16-3-763 SO AS TO DEFINE "PERSON" TO INCLUDE AN UNBORN CHILD AT ANY STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT AND TO ENSURE THAT AN UNBORN CHILD WHO IS A VICTIM OF ASSAULT IS AFFORDED EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER THE ASSAULT LAWS OF THE STATE, WITH EXCEPTIONS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

Introduced
2025-01-14
Status date
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Latest action
2026-01-21 — Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lastinger
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Harrisprimary
  • Magnusonprimary
  • Chumleyprimary
  • Burnsprimary
  • Longprimary
  • Beachprimary
  • Huffprimary
  • Rankinprimary
  • Sandersprimary
  • Frankprimary
  • Lastingerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-12-05

    Prefiled

    filing

  2. 2024-12-05

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-01-14

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-01-14

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-01-15

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Huff

  6. 2025-02-05

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rankin

  7. 2025-02-11

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sanders

  8. 2025-02-12

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Frank

  9. 2026-01-21

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lastinger

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Related bills

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Official source

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3537&session=126&summary=B

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