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SC S 385

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Women's Childbirth Alternatives, Resources, and Education Act

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did SC S 385 pass?

Not yet. SC S 385 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-04-30): Referred to Committee on Judiciary

What is SC S 385 about?

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "WOMEN'S CHILDBIRTH ALTERNATIVES, RESOURCES, AND EDUCATION (CARE) ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 21, CHAPTER 13 TO TITLE 24 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR PREGNANCY TESTING OF CERTAIN WOMEN AFTER ADMISSION TO CERTAIN INCARCERATION FACILITIES, THE SUPERVISED PREINCARCERATION PROBATION OF PREGNANT WOMEN UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE SELF SURRENDER OF WOMEN SERVING PREINCARCERATION TERMS OF PROBATION TWELVE WEEKS AFTER THE BIRTH OF THEIR CHILDREN, CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO SURRENDER, PROCEDURES FOR WOMEN TO FOLLOW IF THEY LOSE THEIR PREGNANCIES WHILE ON PREINCARCERATION PROBATION, AND CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

Who sponsors SC S 385?

Devine, Walker, Zell and 7 others are the primary sponsors of SC S 385.

Description

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "WOMEN'S CHILDBIRTH ALTERNATIVES, RESOURCES, AND EDUCATION (CARE) ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 21, CHAPTER 13 TO TITLE 24 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR PREGNANCY TESTING OF CERTAIN WOMEN AFTER ADMISSION TO CERTAIN INCARCERATION FACILITIES, THE SUPERVISED PREINCARCERATION PROBATION OF PREGNANT WOMEN UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE SELF SURRENDER OF WOMEN SERVING PREINCARCERATION TERMS OF PROBATION TWELVE WEEKS AFTER THE BIRTH OF THEIR CHILDREN, CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO SURRENDER, PROCEDURES FOR WOMEN TO FOLLOW IF THEY LOSE THEIR PREGNANCIES WHILE ON PREINCARCERATION PROBATION, AND CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

Introduced
2025-02-26
Latest action
2026-04-30 — Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Devineprimary
  • Walkerprimary
  • Zellprimary
  • Jacksonprimary
  • Tedderprimary
  • Garrettprimary
  • Allenprimary
  • Sabbprimary
  • Matthewsprimary
  • Suttonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-30

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-04-30

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2026-04-30

    Read third time and sent to House

    passage,reading-3

  4. 2026-04-16

    Roll call Ayes-35 Nays-4

  5. 2026-04-16

    Read second time

    reading-2

  6. 2026-04-16

    Committee Amendment Adopted

    amendment-passage

  7. 2026-03-11

    Committee report: Favorable with amendment Corrections and Penology

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2025-02-26

    Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-02-26

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 2nd Reading

    2026-04-16 · pass · 35-4

    Member-level votes (45)
    • Adams, Brian: yes
    • Alexander, Thomas C.: yes
    • Allen, Karl B.: yes
    • Bennett, Sean M.: yes
    • Blackmon, Allen: yes
    • Cash, Richard J.: yes
    • Chaplin, JD: yes
    • Climer, Wes: yes
    • Corbin, Thomas D.: yes
    • Cromer, Ronnie W.: yes
    • Davis, Tom: yes
    • Devine, Tameika Isaac: yes
    • Elliott, Jason: yes
    • Fernandez, Tom: yes
    • Gambrell, Michael W.: yes
    • Garrett, Billy: yes
    • Graham, Jeffrey R.: yes
    • Hembree, Greg: yes
    • Hutto, Brad: yes
    • Johnson, Michael: yes
    • Matthews, Margie Bright: yes
    • Ott, Russell L.: yes
    • Peeler, Harvey S., Jr.: yes
    • Rankin, Luke A.: yes
    • Reichenbach, Mike: yes
    • Rice, Rex F.: yes
    • Sabb, Ronnie A.: yes
    • Stubbs, Everett: yes
    • Sutton, Ed: yes
    • Tedder, Deon T.: yes
    • Turner, Ross: yes
    • Walker, Overture: yes
    • Williams, Kent M.: yes
    • Young, Tom, Jr.: yes
    • Zell, Jeff: yes
    • Bright, Lee: no
    • Leber, Matthew W.: no
    • Massey, A. Shane: no
    • Verdin, Daniel B., III: no
    • Goldfinch, Stephen L.: excused
    • Grooms, Lawrence K.: excused
    • Jackson, Darrell: excused
    • Kennedy, Carlisle: excused
    • Kimbrell, Josh: excused
    • Martin, Shane R.: excused

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=385&session=126&summary=B

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