S 0120 General Bill, By Mescher
Summary: Tattooing of person under eighteen unlawful, Minors, Crimes and Offenses, Health and Environmental Control
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 16-17-700, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO TATTOOING, SO AS TO PERMIT TATTOOING OF PERSONS OVER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE PURSUANT TO RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PREVENTING TRANSMISSION OF INFECTION AND GUIDELINES FOR PREVENTION OF TRANSMISSION OF HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AND HEPATITIS B VIRUS PROMULGATED BY THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL, OR EQUIVALENT GUIDELINES DEVELOPED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, TO REQUIRE NOTICE TO PATRONS INFORMING THEM OF ANY DISQUALIFICATION WHICH TATTOOING MAY CONFER UPON A PROSPECTIVE BLOOD DONOR, AND TO INCLUDE THIS NOTICE IN ANY INFORMED CONSENT OR RELEASE FORM, TO REQUIRE PROOF OF AGE FROM A PROSPECTIVE TATTOO RECIPIENT, TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION, AND TO PROVIDE THAT REASONABLE RELIANCE OF PROOF OF AGE IS A DEFENSE TO AN ACTION BROUGHT UNDER THIS SECTION; AND TO AMEND CHAPTER 17, TITLE 16, RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC POLICY, BY ADDING SECTION 16-17-705 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN WHO IS TATTOOED IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 16-17-700(A)(1) MAY BRING AN ACTION AGAINST THE PERSON CONVICTED OF THE VIOLATION TO RECOVER ACTUAL AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES PLUS COSTS AND ATTORNEY'S FEES.
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11/18/98	Senate	Prefiled
11/18/98	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/12/99	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-48
01/12/99	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-48
04/07/99	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-15
04/08/99	Senate	Amended SJ-17
04/08/99	Senate	Read second time SJ-17
04/08/99	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-17
04/20/99	Senate	Amended SJ-33
04/21/99	Senate	Amended SJ-21
04/21/99	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-21
04/22/99	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-19
04/22/99	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-19
02/09/00	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-6
02/15/00	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Woodrum, Cotty, Kirsh, Stuart, Kelley, Walker, R. Smith, Seithel, McMahand, Moody-Lawrence, Leach, J. Hines, Davenport, Lloyd, Scott, Hosey, Gourdine, JH Neal, and Barfield HJ-37
02/23/00	House	Amended HJ-30
02/23/00	House	Debate interrupted HJ-31
02/24/00	House	Recommitted to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-27
05/17/00	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-5
05/23/00	House	Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Gourdine, McMahand, J. Hines, Hosey and Lloyd HJ-89
05/24/00	House	Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Neal HJ-64
05/24/00	House	Recommitted to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-91