South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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H. 4505

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Jones, Dabney, Oremus, Forrest, McKnight, M.M. Smith, Bennett and McGarry
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11261sa22.docx

Introduced in the House on January 11, 2022
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Masks

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  11/10/2021  House   Prefiled
  11/10/2021  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/11/2022  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 39)
   1/11/2022  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 39)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

11/10/2021

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-103-163 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING MAY NOT REQUIRE THAT ITS STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES WEAR A FACE MASK.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 103, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 59-103-163.    No public institution of higher learning, including a technical college, may require that its students or employees wear a face mask at any of its educational facilities. This prohibition extends to the announcement or enforcement of any such policy. The State Treasurer shall withhold all funding from any public institution of higher learning that violates this section."

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

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