H*3640 (Rat #0401, Act #0338 of 2006) General Bill, By White and Cooper
Summary: Cooked ground beef
    AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-1-145 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT GROUND BEEF PREPARED BY A FOOD SERVICE PROVIDER FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION MUST BE COOKED TO AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE DEGREES FAHRENHEIT UNLESS OTHERWISE ORDERED BY THE IMMEDIATE CONSUMER, TO PROVIDE IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY FOR SERVING BEEF COOKED BELOW ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE DEGREES FAHRENHEIT UPON REQUEST OF THE PURCHASER IF THE FOOD SERVICE PROVIDER PROVIDES ADVANCE WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE RISKS OF EATING SUCH GROUND BEEF, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A CONSUMER OR PURCHASER MUST BE EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER TO ORDER BEEF COOKED BELOW ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. - ratified title
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02/24/05	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-12
02/24/05	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-12
04/19/05	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-9
04/26/05	House	Amended HJ-41
04/26/05	House	Read second time HJ-42
04/27/05	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-15
04/28/05	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-12
04/28/05	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-12
05/24/06	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs SJ-15
05/25/06		Scrivener's error corrected
05/30/06	Senate	Amended SJ-12
05/30/06	Senate	Read second time SJ-12
05/31/06	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments
05/31/06	House	Non-concurrence in Senate amendment HJ-227
06/01/06	Senate	Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Short, Fair, and Cleary SJ-61
06/01/06	House	Conference committee appointed Reps. MA Pitts, White, and Branham HJ-61
06/01/06	House	Conference report received and adopted HJ-189
06/01/06	Senate	Conference report adopted
06/01/06	House	Ordered enrolled for ratification HJ-202
06/07/06		Ratified R 401
06/08/06		Signed By Governor
06/12/06		Copies available
06/12/06		Effective date 06/08/06
06/16/06		Act No. 338