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A269, R289, H4347

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General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Limehouse, Harrell, Bailey, Battle, Brady, Vaughn, Cobb-Hunter, Kirsh, Ballentine, Clyburn, Young, Mahaffey, Hinson, Vick, J. Brown, Ceips, Herbkersman, Simrill, Bales, M.A. Pitts, J.E. Smith, Hagood, Whipper and Neilson
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Introduced in the House on January 10, 2006
Introduced in the Senate on February 16, 2006
Last Amended on April 4, 2006
Passed by the General Assembly on April 25, 2006
Governor's Action: May 2, 2006, Signed

Summary: Breastfeeding

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/7/2005  House   Prefiled
   12/7/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/10/2006  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-39
   1/10/2006  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-40
   1/10/2006  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.Brown
   1/18/2006  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ceips, 
                        Herbkersman
   1/24/2006  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Simrill
   1/26/2006  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bales
   1/31/2006  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.A.Pitts, 
                        J.E.Smith
    2/2/2006  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hagood, Whipper
    2/9/2006  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-3
   2/14/2006  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Neilson
   2/14/2006  House   Amended HJ-39
   2/14/2006  House   Read second time HJ-40
   2/15/2006  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-14
   2/16/2006  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-14
   2/16/2006  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-14
   2/16/2006  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Ritchie (ch), Rankin, Lourie, 
                        Scott
   3/29/2006  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary 
                        SJ-16
    4/4/2006  Senate  Amended SJ-55
    4/4/2006  Senate  Read second time SJ-55
    4/5/2006  Senate  Read third time and returned to House with amendments 
                        SJ-26
   4/20/2006  House   Debate adjourned until Tuesday, April 25, 2006 HJ-66
   4/25/2006  House   Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-145
   4/27/2006          Ratified R 289
    5/2/2006          Signed By Governor
    5/4/2006          Copies available
    5/4/2006          Effective date 05/02/06
    5/9/2006          Act No. 269

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/7/2005
2/9/2006
2/14/2006
3/29/2006
4/4/2006

(A269, R289, H4347)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 20-7-97 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A WOMAN MAY BREASTFEED HER CHILD IN ANY LOCATION WHERE THE MOTHER AND CHILD ARE AUTHORIZED TO BE AND TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH BREASTFEEDING IS NOT INDECENT EXPOSURE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 16-15-130, RELATING TO THE OFFENSE OF INDECENT EXPOSURE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THIS OFFENSE DOES NOT APPLY TO A WOMAN WHO BREASTFEEDS HER CHILD IN A PLACE WHERE SHE AND THE CHILD ARE AUTHORIZED TO BE.

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

Breastfeeding permitted

SECTION    1.    Subarticle 1, Article 3, Chapter 7 of Title 20 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 20-7-97.    (A)    A woman may breastfeed her child in any location where the mother and her child are authorized to be.

(B)    Breastfeeding a child in a location where the mother is authorized to be is not considered indecent exposure."

Breastfeeding in public is not indecent exposure

SECTION    2.    Section 16-15-130 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 16-15-130.    (A)(1)    It is unlawful for a person to wilfully, maliciously, and indecently expose his person in a public place, on property of others, or to the view of any person on a street or highway.

(2)    This subsection does not apply to a woman who breastfeeds her own child in a public place, on property of others, to the view of any person on a street or highway, or any other place where a woman and her child are authorized to be.

(B)    A person who violates the provisions of subsection (A)(1) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than three years, or both."

Time effective

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 27th day of April, 2006.

Approved the 2nd day of May, 2006.

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