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H*3973 (Rat #0091, Act #0071 of 2019) General Bill, By Crawford, Mace, Erickson, Thayer, Davis, Magnuson, Bennett, Allison, Bernstein, Cobb-Hunter, Henegan, McDaniel, Norrell, Funderburk, Brawley, Simmons, Henderson-Myers, Robinson, Collins, Calhoon, Dillard, Kimmons, Trantham, Caskey, Weeks and Gilliard
Summary: Female genital mutilation
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 20 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 16 SO AS TO PROHIBIT GENITAL MUTILATION OF A FEMALE WHO IS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN YEARS OR WHO IS UNABLE TO CONSENT, TO CREATE A FELONY OFFENSE OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION, WITH EXCEPTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-20, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO TERMS DEFINED IN THE CHILDREN'S CODE, SO AS TO ADD FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION OF A MINOR TO THE DEFINITION OF "CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT" OR "HARM". - ratified title
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Summary: Female genital mutilation
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 20 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 16 SO AS TO PROHIBIT GENITAL MUTILATION OF A FEMALE WHO IS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN YEARS OR WHO IS UNABLE TO CONSENT, TO CREATE A FELONY OFFENSE OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION, WITH EXCEPTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-20, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO TERMS DEFINED IN THE CHILDREN'S CODE, SO AS TO ADD FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION OF A MINOR TO THE DEFINITION OF "CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT" OR "HARM". - ratified title
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02/13/19 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 53) |
02/13/19 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 53) |
02/26/19 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey |
02/27/19 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (House Journal-page 43) |
02/28/19 | House | Debate adjourned until Tues., 3-5-19 (House Journal-page 14) |
03/05/19 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks, Gilliard |
03/05/19 | House | Amended (House Journal-page 11) |
03/05/19 | House | Read second time (House Journal-page 11) |
03/05/19 | House | Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 14) |
03/06/19 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 8) |
03/06/19 | House | Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 8) |
03/06/19 | Senate | Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 6) |
03/06/19 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 6) |
03/06/19 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
03/15/19 | Senate | Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Shealy, Young, McLeod, Senn |
03/15/19 | Senate | Referred to Subcommittee: M.B.Matthews (ch), Shealy, Senn |
04/24/19 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 11) |
04/25/19 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
05/07/19 | Senate | Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 52) |
05/07/19 | Senate | Amended (Senate Journal-page 52) |
05/07/19 | Senate | Read second time (Senate Journal-page 52) |
05/07/19 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 52) |
05/08/19 | Senate | Read third time and returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 61) |
05/09/19 | House | Senate amendment amended (House Journal-page 65) |
05/09/19 | House | Returned to Senate with amendments (House Journal-page 65) |
05/09/19 | Senate | Concurred in House amendment and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 71) |
05/13/19 | Ratified R 91 | |
05/16/19 | Signed By Governor | |
05/31/19 | Effective date 05/16/19 | |
06/05/19 | Act No. 71 |