South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

Download This Bill in Microsoft Word format

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

S. 127

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Bright
Document Path: l:\s-res\lb\034reli.ls.lb.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2015
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Religious Freedom Act

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   12/3/2014  Senate  Prefiled
   12/3/2014  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/13/2015  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 91)
   1/13/2015  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 91)

View the latest legislative information at the website

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/3/2014

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

A BILL

TO AMEND CHAPTER 32, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ACT, BY ADDING SECTION 1-32-41 TO PROHIBIT RESTRICTIONS ON THE FREE EXERCISE OF SPEECH OR RELIGION DURING THE COURSE OF ANY LOCALITY, MUNICIPALITY, COUNTY, OR OTHER STATE INSTRUMENTALITY PROCEEDING IN VIOLATION OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OR ARTICLE I, SECTION 2 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 32, Title 1 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 1-32-41.    No locality, municipality, county, or other instrumentality of this State may restrict the free exercise of speech or religion during the course of any of its proceedings in violation of the First Amendment of the United States or Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution of South Carolina."

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

----XX----

This web page was last updated on January 20, 2015 at 9:22 AM