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 Gender Identity and 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 Gender Identity and 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, Gender Identity and 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 Gender Identity and 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 Gender Identity and 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 Gender Identity and 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 Gender Identity and 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 Gender Identity and Sexual Orien

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 3745 · H · 2017-2018