H 4223 General Bill, By Nanney, Delleney, Lucas, Simrill, G.M. Smith, Stringer, Bedingfield, Wood, Clemmons, H.A. Crawford, Gagnon, Atwater, Huggins, Owens, Limehouse, Norman, Erickson, Willis, Rivers, Allison, Ballentine, Bannister, Burns, Chumley, Henderson, Long, Merrill, D.C. Moss, Pitts, Pope, G.R. Smith, Tallon, Thayer, Hamilton, Harrell, Toole, Forrester, Felder, Hiott, Taylor, Bowen, Loftis, Hixon, J.R. Smith, Putnam, Daning, Crosby, Barfield and Goldfinch
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Summary: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 5 TO CHAPTER 41, TITLE 44 SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA PAIN-CAPABLE UNBORN CHILD PROTECTION ACT", TO PROVIDE FINDINGS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, TO PROVIDE NECESSARY TERMS, TO PROVIDE A PHYSICIAN OR ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHALL CALCULATE THE PROBABLE POST-FERTILIZATION AGE OF AN EMBRYO OR FETUS BEFORE PERFORMING OR INDUCING AN ABORTION, TO PROVIDE THAT AN ABORTION MAY NOT BE PERFORMED IF THE PROBABLE POST-FERTILIZATION AGE OF THE EMBRYO OR FETUS IS TWENTY OR MORE WEEKS, TO PROVIDE FOR EXCEPTIONS, TO REQUIRE CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS BE PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED, AND TO PROVIDE THE ACT DOES NOT IMPLICITLY OR OTHERWISE REPEAL ANOTHER PROVISION OF LAW.
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05/23/13	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 66)
05/23/13	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 66)
02/04/14	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hamilton
02/06/14	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Harrell
02/19/14	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Toole, Forrester
02/20/14	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Felder, Hiott, Taylor, Bowen
02/25/14	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Loftis
02/26/14	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (House Journal-page 5)
02/27/14	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon, J.R.Smith
02/27/14	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Delleney, Hiott, Skelton, Atwater, Beddingfield, Hixon, Bannister, Hamilton, Hardwick, Goldfinch, Clemmons, GR Smith, Stringer, Loftis, Henderson, Nanney, Lucas, Tallon, Wood, Cole, Allison, Forrester, RL Brown, VS Moss, Weeks, McCoy
03/04/14	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Putnam
03/05/14	House	Debate adjourned until Tues., 3-18-14 (House Journal-page 61)
03/05/14	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Daning, Crosby
03/11/14	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Barfield
03/19/14	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Goldfinch
03/19/14	House	Amended (House Journal-page 22)
03/19/14	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 22)
03/19/14	House	Roll call Yeas-84 Nays-29 (House Journal-page 32)
03/20/14	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 39)
03/20/14	House	Roll call Yeas-81 Nays-22 (House Journal-page 39)
03/20/14	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 11)
03/20/14	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 11)
03/20/14		Scrivener's error corrected
05/06/14	Senate	Committee report: Majority favorable with amend., minority unfavorable Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 11)
05/07/14		Scrivener's error corrected
05/20/14	Senate	Special order, set for May 20, 2014 (Senate Journal-page 40)
05/20/14	Senate	Roll call Ayes-32 Nays-10 (Senate Journal-page 40)