Personhood
This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.
- Stage
- Session ended
- Sponsors
- +26
- Latest action
- May 7, 2019
What it does
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 5 TO CHAPTER 1, TITLE 1 SO AS TO ENACT THE "PERSONHOOD ACT OF SOUTH CAROLINA", TO ESTABLISH THAT THE RIGHT TO LIFE FOR EACH BORN AND PREBORN HUMAN BEING VESTS AT FERTILIZATION AND THAT THE RIGHTS OF DUE PROCESS AND EQUAL PROTECTION, GUARANTEED BY SECTION 3, ARTICLE I OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THIS STATE VEST AT FERTILIZATION FOR EACH BORN AND PREBORN HUMAN BEING.
Where it stands
This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.
Introduced (Current step)
Committee (Needs attention)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Adam Morgan
- Anne Thayer
- Ashley Trantham
- Bennett
- Bill Chumley
- Bill Hixon
- Bobby Cox
- Bruce M. Bryant
- Chip Huggins
- Craig Gagnon
- Davey Hiott
- Dwight Loftis
- Garry R. Smith
- Heather Crawford
- Jason Elliott
- John McCravy
- Jonathon D. Hill
- Joseph S. Daning
- Josiah Magnuson
- Mark Willis
- McLain R. "Mac" Toole
- Mike Burns
- Randy Ligon
- Richie Yow
- Steven Long
- Stewart Jones
- Tommy M. Stringer
- Tommy Pope
- V. Stephen "Steve" Moss
- Young
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