- Stage
- Became law
- Sponsors
- 26
- Latest action
- Jun 5, 2019
What it does
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 20 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 16 SO AS TO PROHIBIT GENITAL MUTILATION OF A FEMALE WHO IS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN YEARS OR WHO IS UNABLE TO CONSENT, TO CREATE A FELONY OFFENSE OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION, WITH EXCEPTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-20, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO TERMS DEFINED IN THE CHILDREN'S CODE, SO AS TO ADD FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION OF A MINOR TO THE DEFINITION OF "CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT" OR "HARM". - ratified title
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Done)
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Anne Thayer
- Annie McDaniel
- Ashley Trantham
- Bennett
- Beth Bernstein
- Chandra Dillard
- David Weeks
- Davis
- Gilda Cobb-Hunter
- Heather Crawford
- Josiah Magnuson
- Laurie Slade Funderburk
- Leola C. Robinson
- Mandy W. Kimmons
- Merita A. "Rita" Allison
- Micah Caskey
- Nancy Mace
- Neal Collins
- Norrell
- Pat Henegan
- Paula Calhoon
- Rosalyn Henderson-Myers
- Shannon Erickson
- Simmons
- Wendell Gilliard
- Wendy C. Brawley
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Where it goes next
Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in South Carolina.