SC H 4515
in committeeBirth Certificates
South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did SC H 4515 pass?
Not yet. SC H 4515 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-05-06): Referred to Committee on Judiciary
What is SC H 4515 about?
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 44-63-20, 44-63-100, 44-63-150, AND 63-3-530, ALL RELATING IN PART TO CHANGES TO CERTIFICATES OF BIRTH, SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION, CORRECTION, OR OTHER CHANGES TO THE GENDER OF INDIVIDUALS AS IT APPEARS ON THE ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH, WITH EXCEPTIONS; BY ADDING SECTION 44-63-155 SO AS TO ALLOW CERTAIN CORRECTIONS TO BE MADE TO BIRTH CERTIFICATES BY FILING A COURT PETITION REQUESTING AN APPROPRIATE COURT ORDER; BY AMENDING SECTION 63-7-20, RELATING TO TERMS DEFINED IN THE CHILDREN'S CODE, SO AS TO CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF "CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT"; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Who sponsors SC H 4515?
Long, Bannister, T. Moore and 10 others are the primary sponsors of SC H 4515.
Description
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 44-63-20, 44-63-100, 44-63-150, AND 63-3-530, ALL RELATING IN PART TO CHANGES TO CERTIFICATES OF BIRTH, SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION, CORRECTION, OR OTHER CHANGES TO THE GENDER OF INDIVIDUALS AS IT APPEARS ON THE ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH, WITH EXCEPTIONS; BY ADDING SECTION 44-63-155 SO AS TO ALLOW CERTAIN CORRECTIONS TO BE MADE TO BIRTH CERTIFICATES BY FILING A COURT PETITION REQUESTING AN APPROPRIATE COURT ORDER; BY AMENDING SECTION 63-7-20, RELATING TO TERMS DEFINED IN THE CHILDREN'S CODE, SO AS TO CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF "CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT"; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
- Introduced
- 2025-05-06
- Latest action
- 2025-05-06 — Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Longprimary
- Bannisterprimary
- T. Mooreprimary
- Haddonprimary
- Yowprimary
- C. Mitchellprimary
- Taylorprimary
- W. Newtonprimary
- Guestprimary
- Gilliamprimary
- Herbkersmanprimary
- Rankinprimary
- Hiottprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2025-05-06
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
referral-committee
2025-05-06
Introduced and read first time
introduction,reading-1
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Related bills
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