A bill

 

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 44-37-55 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO VACCINE CAN BE MANDATED FOR INFANTS UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY-FOUR MONTHS.

 

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

 

SECTION 1.  Chapter 37, Title 44 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

 

    Section 44-37-55.  No vaccine can be mandated for infants under the age of twenty-four months. An infant under the age of twenty-four months may receive a vaccine at the voluntary request of the infant's parents.

 

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

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