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A338, R401, H3640
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. White and Cooper
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11522ac05.doc
Introduced in the House on February 24, 2005
Introduced in the Senate on April 28, 2005
Last Amended on June 1, 2006
Passed by the General Assembly on June 1, 2006
Governor's Action: June 8, 2006, Signed
Summary: Cooked ground beef
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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2/24/2005 House Introduced and read first time HJ-12
2/24/2005 House Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and
Municipal Affairs HJ-12
4/19/2005 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical,
Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-9
4/26/2005 House Amended HJ-41
4/26/2005 House Read second time HJ-42
4/27/2005 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-15
4/28/2005 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-12
4/28/2005 Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-12
5/24/2006 Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical
Affairs SJ-15
5/25/2006 Scrivener's error corrected
5/30/2006 Senate Amended SJ-12
5/30/2006 Senate Read second time SJ-12
5/31/2006 Senate Read third time and returned to House with amendments
5/31/2006 House Non-concurrence in Senate amendment HJ-227
6/1/2006 Senate Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee
appointed Short, Fair, and Cleary SJ-61
6/1/2006 House Conference committee appointed Reps. MA Pitts, White,
and Branham HJ-61
6/1/2006 House Conference report received and adopted HJ-189
6/1/2006 Senate Conference report adopted
6/1/2006 House Ordered enrolled for ratification HJ-202
6/7/2006 Ratified R 401
6/8/2006 Signed By Governor
6/12/2006 Copies available
6/12/2006 Effective date 06/08/06
6/16/2006 Act No. 338
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
2/24/2005
4/19/2005
4/26/2005
5/24/2006
5/25/2006
5/30/2006
6/1/2006
(A338, R401, H3640)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-1-145 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT GROUND BEEF PREPARED BY A FOOD SERVICE PROVIDER FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION MUST BE COOKED TO AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE DEGREES FAHRENHEIT UNLESS OTHERWISE ORDERED BY THE IMMEDIATE CONSUMER, TO PROVIDE IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY FOR SERVING GROUND BEEF COOKED BELOW ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE DEGREES FAHRENHEIT UPON REQUEST OF THE PURCHASER IF THE FOOD SERVICE PROVIDER PROVIDES ADVANCE WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE RISKS OF EATING SUCH GROUND BEEF, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A CONSUMER OR PURCHASER MUST BE EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER TO ORDER GROUND BEEF COOKED BELOW ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Temperature to which ground beef must be cooked; exception
SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 44 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 44-1-145. (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, ground beef or any food containing ground beef prepared by a food service provider for public consumption must be cooked to heat all parts of the food to at least one hundred fifty-five degrees Fahrenheit (sixty-eight degrees Celsius), unless otherwise ordered by the immediate consumer.
(B) The food service provider, its business or its employees or agents, are not liable for any adverse affects to the purchaser or anyone else for providing a ground beef product cooked at an internal temperature less than one hundred fifty-five degrees Fahrenheit (sixty-eight degrees Celsius), if providing the product is at the request of the purchaser and if the food service provider has notified the purchaser in advance that a possible health risk may exist by eating the product. The notice must state that a possible health risk may exist in eating undercooked ground beef at an internal temperature less than one hundred fifty-five degrees Fahrenheit (sixty-eight degrees Celsius), and be given to the purchaser:
(1) in writing;
(2) as stated on the menu; or
(3) by visible sign warning.
(C) In order for an immediate consumer or purchaser, as used in this section, to request or order ground beef to be cooked to a temperature less than one hundred fifty-five degrees Fahrenheit (sixty-eight degrees Celsius), the individual must be eighteen years of age or older."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 7th day of June, 2006.
Approved the 8th day of June, 2006.
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