A Bill to Amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, So as to Enact the "Uniform Antidiscrimination Act"; to Amend Section 1-13-20, Relating to Policy of the State Human Affairs Commission, So as to Expand the Definition of Discrimination to Include Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation; to Amend Section 1-13-80, as Amended, Relating to Unlawful Employment Practices, So as to Establish That It Is Unlawful for an Employer to Discriminate Against an Individual Because of the Individual's Sexual Orientation; to Amend Section 1-32-60, Relating to the Applicability and Construction of the Religious Freedom Act, So as to Establish That the Religious Freedom Act Does Not Allow a Person to Discriminate Against an Individual Based on the Individual's Race, Religion, Color, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Age, National Origin or Disability; to Amend Section 31-21-40, Relating to Fair Housing, So as to Make It Unlawful for a Person to Discriminate Against an Individual Based on Their Sexual Orientation When Selling or Renting Property; to Amend Section 31-21-50, Relating to Fair Housing, So as to Prohibit the Denial of Access to, or Membership or Participation in, a Multiple-listing Service or Similar Service or Organization Based on the Person's Sexual Orientation; to Amend Section 31-21-60, Relating to Fair Housing, So as to Prohibit Discrimination in Relation to Residential Real Estate-related Transactions Based on a Person's Sexual Orientation; to Amend Section 44-69-80, Relating to Home Health Agencies, So as to Prohibit a Home Health Agency from Discriminating Against a Patient or Potential Patient on the Basis of Sexual Orientation; to Amend Section 44-71-90, Relating to Hospice Programs, So as to Prohibit a Hospice Program from Discriminating Against a Patient or Potential Patient on the Basis of Sexual Orientation; and to Amend Section 45-9-10, Relating to Hotels, Motels, Restaurants, and Boardinghouses, So as to Prohibit the Discrimination Against a Person or Segr

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

SC H 3021 · H · 2017-2018