H*3355 (Rat #0246, Act #0222 of 2008) General Bill, By Delleney, Mulvaney, Bedingfield, Shoopman, Leach, Gullick, Duncan, Hamilton, Kelly, M.A. Pitts, Rice, Talley, Walker, Haskins, Simrill, Vick, Owens, Viers, Loftis, G.M. Smith, Toole, G.R. Smith, Pinson and Bingham
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Summary: Abortion
    AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-41-330, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, TO PREREQUISITES TO PERFORMING AN ABORTION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IF AN ULTRASOUND IS PERFORMED, AN ABORTION MUST NOT BE PERFORMED SOONER THAN SIXTY MINUTES FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE ULTRASOUND, TO REQUIRE THE WOMAN TO BE INFORMED THAT SHE HAS THE RIGHT TO VIEW THE ULTRASOUND IMAGE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATEMENT TO BE SIGNED BY THE PHYSICIAN AND WOMAN MUST INCLUDE THAT THE WOMAN HAS THE RIGHT TO VIEW HER ULTRASOUND. - ratified title
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01/25/07	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-3
01/25/07	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-3
02/22/07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Haskins
02/28/07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Simrill
02/28/07	House	Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-23
03/01/07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Vick, Owens
03/06/07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Viers
03/07/07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Loftis
03/07/07	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: W.D.Smith, Gambrell
03/07/07	House	Objection by Rep. Cobb-Hunter and Parks HJ-20
03/07/07	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Scott, Hart, Kennedy, Miller, Stavrinakis, Rutherford, Sellers, Hamilton, Leach, and Mack HJ-20
03/07/07	House	Debate adjourned until Tuesday, March 20, 2007 HJ-50
03/15/07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: G.M.Smith, Toole
03/20/07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: G.R.Smith, Pinson
03/21/07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bingham
03/21/07	House	Read second time HJ-36
03/21/07	House	Roll call Yeas-91 Nays-23 HJ-47
03/22/07	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-32
03/22/07	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-6
03/22/07	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-6
04/18/07	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs SJ-8
04/19/07		Scrivener's error corrected
05/16/07	Senate	Amended SJ-54
05/16/07	Senate	Read second time SJ-54
05/17/07	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-7
05/24/07	House	Senate amendment amended HJ-42
05/24/07	House	Returned to Senate with amendments HJ-48
05/29/07	Senate	Non-concurrence in House amendment SJ-55
05/30/07	House	House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Delleney, Shoopman, and Vick HJ-12
05/31/07	Senate	Conference committee appointed Fair, Short, and Verdin SJ-9
04/17/08	House	Free conference powers granted HJ-84
04/17/08	House	Free conference committee appointed Reps. Delleney, Shoopman, and Vick HJ-86
04/17/08	House	Free conference report received and adopted HJ-86
04/17/08	Senate	Free conference powers granted SJ-23
04/17/08	Senate	Free conference committee appointed Fair, Short and Verdin SJ-23
04/17/08	Senate	Free conference report received and adopted SJ-23
04/17/08	Senate	Ordered enrolled for ratification SJ-28
05/08/08		Ratified R 246
05/14/08		Signed By Governor
05/27/08		Copies available
05/27/08		Effective date 05/14/08
06/04/08		Act No. 222