H 5045 General Bill, By Campsen, Allison, Altman, Barrett, Beck, H. Brown, Cato, Davenport, Delleney, Easterday, Fleming, Hamilton, Harrison, Haskins, Hawkins, B.L. Jordan, Leach, Limehouse, Littlejohn, Loftis, Robinson, Simrill, D. Smith, Tripp, Vaughn, Walker, Woodrum and W.J. Young
    A BILL TO AMEND TITLE 1, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT, BY ADDING CHAPTER 32 SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA RELIGIOUS FREEDOM RESTORATION ACT" UNDER WHICH THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE IS PROHIBITED FROM BURDENING A PERSON'S CONSTITUTIONAL EXERCISE OF RELIGION EXCEPT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND UNDER WHICH A PERSON WHOSE EXERCISE OF RELIGION HAS BEEN BURDENED IN VIOLATION OF THIS CHAPTER MAY ASSERT THAT VIOLATION AS A CLAIM OR DEFENSE IN A JUDICIAL PROCEEDING AND OBTAIN APPROPRIATE RELIEF AGAINST THE STATE OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE.
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04/14/98	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-51
04/14/98	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-51
05/06/98	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-3
05/12/98	House	Amended HJ-18
05/12/98	House	Read second time HJ-21
05/12/98	House	Roll call Yeas-93 Nays-12 HJ-21
05/13/98	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-14
05/14/98	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-12
05/14/98	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-12
05/27/98	Senate	Committee report: Majority favorable with amend., minority unfavorable Judiciary SJ-21
05/28/98	Senate	Amended SJ-58
05/28/98	Senate	Read second time SJ-58
05/28/98	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-58