H 3693 General Bill, By Campsen, Cato, Delleney, Easterday, Hamilton, Leach, Robinson, White, Cooper, Simrill, Klauber, D. Owens, Gilham, Talley and Loftis
Similar (S 0312)
Summary: Unborn Victims Act of 2001, unborn child defined person for civil, criminal offenses; Minors, Medical, Abortion, Crimes
    A BILL TO ENACT THE "UNBORN VICTIMS ACT OF 2001" INCLUDING PROVISIONS TO AMEND CHAPTER 3, TITLE 16, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST A PERSON, BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-90 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT FOR PURPOSES OF ALL OFFENSES ARISING OUT OF THE UNLAWFUL KILLING OR BATTERY OF ANY PERSON, THE TERM "PERSON" INCLUDES AN UNBORN CHILD AT EVERY STAGE OF GESTATION IN UTERO FROM CONCEPTION UNTIL LIVE BIRTH, AND TO PROVIDE FOR EXCLUSIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 50-21-10, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO EQUIPMENT AND OPERATION OF WATERCRAFT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT FOR PURPOSES OF ALL OFFENSES ARISING OUT OF THE DEATH OR INJURY OF ANY PERSON IN ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 21, TITLE 50, "PERSON" INCLUDES AN UNBORN CHILD AT EVERY STAGE OF GESTATION IN UTERO FROM CONCEPTION UNTIL LIVE BIRTH, AND BY ADDING SECTION 50-21-185 TO FURTHER PROVIDE THAT FOR PURPOSES OF ALL OFFENSES ARISING OUT OF THE DEATH OR INJURY OF ANY PERSON IN ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 21, TITLE 50, "PERSON" INCLUDES AN UNBORN CHILD AT EVERY STAGE OF GESTATION IN UTERO FROM CONCEPTION UNTIL LIVE BIRTH; TO AMEND CHAPTER 5, TITLE 56, RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES AND REGULATING TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAYS, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-2915 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT FOR PURPOSES OF ALL OFFENSES ARISING OUT OF THE DEATH OR INJURY OF ANY "PERSON" IN ARTICLE 23, CHAPTER 5, TITLE 56, THE TERM "PERSON" INCLUDES AN UNBORN CHILD AT EVERY STAGE OF GESTATION IN UTERO FROM CONCEPTION UNTIL LIVE BIRTH.
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03/12/01	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-3
03/12/01	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-4
04/10/01	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-1
04/18/01	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Whipper, JE Smith, Whatley, Moody-Lawrence, Cotty, Breeland, R. Brown, Gourdine, Miller, Emory, Campsen, Fleming, WD Smith, Limehouse, Simrill, Law, Hamilton, Leach, Davenport, Merrill, JR Smith and Sharpe HJ-22
04/19/01	House	Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Simrill HJ-37
05/01/01	House	Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Merrill HJ-40
05/01/01	House	Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Law, Sharpe, Davenport, R. Smith and Leach HJ-41
05/09/01	House	Debate adjourned until Thursday, May 10, 2001 HJ-38
05/10/01	House	Amended HJ-31
05/10/01	House	Debate interrupted HJ-38
05/16/01	House	Debate adjourned until Thursday, May 17, 2001 HJ-36
05/17/01	House	Read second time HJ-45
05/17/01	House	Roll call Yeas-88 Nays-15 HJ-54
05/22/01	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-40
05/22/01	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-17
05/22/01	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-17