Bill 3617

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       3617
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19970311
Primary Sponsor:                   Mason
All Sponsors:                      Mason, Felder, Knotts,
                                   Easterday, R. Smith, Bailey,
                                   Sandifer, Seithel, Stoddard, Vaughn,
                                   Haskins, McMahand, F. Smith, Cato,
                                   Walker, Kelley, Phillips,
                                   Littlejohn, Beck, Hawkins, Sharpe,
                                   Young-Brickell, Hamilton, Koon,
                                   Lanford, Lloyd, Cave, Barfield,
                                   Young, Miller, Kirsh, Martin, Riser,
                                   McLeod, McCraw, Jordan 
Drafted Document Number:           gjk\20319sd.97
Residing Body:                     Senate
Current Committee:                 Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Date of Last Amendment:            19980203
Subject:                           Cloning, unlawful to grow or
                                   create human being or conspire to
                                   through method of; Crimes and
                                   Offenses

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

Senate  19980205  Introduced, read first time,             11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
House   19980204  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19980203  Amended, read second time
House   19980128  Committee report: Favorable with         27 H3M
                  amendment
House   19980127  Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep.              McLeod
House   19970311  Introduced, read first time,             27 H3M
                  referred to Committee

AMENDED

February 3, 1998

H. 3617

Introduced by Reps. Mason, Felder, Knotts, Easterday, R. Smith, Bailey, Sandifer, Seithel, Stoddard, Vaughn, Haskins, McMahand, F. Smith, Cato, Walker, Kelley, Phillips, Littlejohn, McCraw, Jordan, Beck, Hawkins, Sharpe, Young-Brickell, Hamilton, Koon, Lanford, Lloyd, Cave, Barfield, Young, Miller, Kirsh, Martin, Riser and McLeod

S. Printed 2/3/98--H.

Read the first time March 11, 1997.

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 16-17-745 SO AS TO MAKE IT UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON THROUGH 'CLONING' TO GROW OR CREATE A HUMAN BEING OR TO CONSPIRE TO DO SO, TO DEFINE CLONING FOR THIS PURPOSE, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 16-17-745. (A) As used in this section 'cloning' means the growing or creation of a human being from a single cell or cells of a genetically identical human being through asexual reproduction.

(B) No person shall clone or conspire to clone a human being by extracting the nucleus from any unfertilized human egg and infusing into such egg deoxyribonucleic acid from any other cell, or clone or conspire to clone a human being by any other means or method.

(C) Any person violating the provisions of subsection (B) of this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined not exceeding five thousand dollars or imprisoned for a term not exceeding five years, or both. Each violation constitutes a separate offense.

(D) A person conspires to clone a human being when, with intent that conduct would result in the cloning of a human being, such person agrees with one or more persons to engage in or cause the cloning of a human being.

(E) No state funds may be expended to clone a human being.

(F) A license to practice a profession or occupation issued by a board, agency, or department of this State must be suspended immediately if the licensee violates subsection (A) while engaging in that profession or occupation."

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