South Carolina 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: In Committee

H 3872 — Life Nondiscrimination Act

Last action — Referred to Committee on Judiciary

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "HUMAN LIFE NONDISCRIMINATION ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 10 TO CHAPTER 41, TITLE 44 SO AS TO PROHIBIT ABORTIONS BASED ON RACE, SEX, OR GENETIC ABNORMALITY, WITH EXCEPTIONS, TO REQUIRE PHYSICIANS TO CONFIRM THAT AN ABORTION IS NOT BEING SOUGHT DUE TO THE RACE, SEX, OR GENETIC ABNORMALITY OF THE UNBORN HUMAN BEING, WITH EXCEPTIONS, AND TO REQUIRE PHYSICIANS TO FILE RELATED DOCUMENTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO CREATE CERTAIN REPORTING FORMS; TO ESTABLISH CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES AND PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINARY ACTION FOR PHYSICIAN NONCOMPLIANCE; TO AUTHORIZE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO INSTITUTE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

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Action History

  1. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  2. Introduced and read first time

Sponsors

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7 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

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Not signed on (163)

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Frequently asked questions

What does H 3872 do?
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "HUMAN LIFE NONDISCRIMINATION ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 10 TO CHAPTER 41, TITLE 44 SO AS TO PROHIBIT ABORTIONS BASED ON RACE, SEX, OR GENETIC ABNORMALITY, WITH EXCEPTIONS, TO REQUIRE PHYSICIANS TO CONFIRM THAT AN ABORTION IS NOT BEING SOUGHT DUE TO THE RACE, SEX, OR GENETIC ABNORMALITY OF THE UNBORN HUMAN BEING, WITH EXCEPTIONS, AND TO REQUIRE PHYSICIANS TO FILE RELATED DOCUMENTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO CREATE CERTAIN REPORTING FORMS; TO ESTABLISH CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES AND PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINARY ACTION FOR PHYSICIAN NONCOMPLIANCE; TO AUTHORIZE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO INSTITUTE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Who sponsors H 3872?
H 3872 is sponsored by Dabney, Victor M., Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow, Representative Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam, Representative John R. McCravy III, Representative Marvin "Mark" Smith, Bennett, Linda, and McGarry, Sandy N..
What is the current status of H 3872?
This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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