S*1005(Rat #0207, Act #0186 of 2008)  General Bill, By Lourie, Scott, Courson, 
Jackson, Fair, Malloy, Anderson, Campbell, Hutto, Massey, Matthews, Ritchie and 
Knotts

Similar(H 4595)
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-43-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
 1976, RELATING TO AGE RESTRICTIONS FOR BLOOD DONORS, SO AS TO PROVIDE A PERSON
 AT LEAST SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE MAY DONATE BLOOD WITH THE CONSENT OF HIS PARENT
 OR GUARDIAN AND A PERSON AT LEAST SEVENTEEN YEARS OF AGE MAY DONATE BLOOD
 WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF HIS PARENT OR GUARDIAN, AND TO PROVIDE A PERSON UNDER
 EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE MAY NOT SELL HIS BLOOD. - ratified title

   01/17/08  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-5
   01/17/08  Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-5
   01/18/08         Scrivener's error corrected
   02/13/08  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Medical Affairs SJ-24
   02/14/08  Senate Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-35
   02/14/08  Senate Read second time SJ-35
   02/14/08  Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-35
   02/15/08  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-1
   02/20/08  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-13
   02/20/08  House  Referred to Committee on Medical, Military,
                     Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-14
   02/27/08  House  Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military,
                     Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-7
   03/04/08  House  Read second time HJ-55
   03/05/08  House  Read third time and enrolled HJ-15
   03/27/08         Ratified R 207
   03/31/08         Signed By Governor
   04/02/08         Copies available
   04/02/08         Effective date 03/31/08
   04/07/08         Act No. 186

(A186, R207, S1005)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-43-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO AGE RESTRICTIONS FOR BLOOD DONORS, SO AS TO PROVIDE A PERSON AT LEAST SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE MAY DONATE BLOOD WITH THE CONSENT OF HIS PARENT OR GUARDIAN AND A PERSON AT LEAST SEVENTEEN YEARS OF AGE MAY DONATE BLOOD WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF HIS PARENT OR GUARDIAN, AND TO PROVIDE A PERSON UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE MAY NOT SELL HIS BLOOD.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Age restrictions for blood donors; parental permission

SECTION    1.    Section 44-43-20 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 334 of 2006, is further amended to read:

"Section    44-43-20.    (A)    A person may lawfully donate blood if he is:

(1)    at least seventeen years of age; or

(2)    sixteen years of age and has the written consent of his parent or guardian.

(B)    A person under eighteen years of age may not sell blood."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 27th day of March, 2008.

Approved the 31st day of March, 2008.