South Carolina 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee

S 627 — Gender Identity

Last action — Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs

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

This bill died with 2023-2024 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 40-47-300 SO AS TO DEFINE GENDER, SEX, AND OTHER TERMS; BY ADDING SECTION 40-47-310 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE PROVISION OF GENDER TRANSITION PROCEDURES TO A PERSON UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE; BY ADDING SECTION 40-47-320 SO AS TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS; BY ADDING SECTION 40-47-330 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS FOR GENDER TRANSITION PROCEDURES; BY ADDING SECTION 40-47-340 SO AS TO PROVIDE PENALTIES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 59-32-36 SO AS TO PROHIBIT SCHOOL STAFF AND OFFICIALS FROM WITHHOLDING KNOWLEDGE OF A MINOR'S PERCEPTION OF THEIR GENDER FROM THE MINOR'S PARENTS.

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Action History

  1. Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs

  2. Introduced and read first time

Sponsors

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25 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 145 not signed on

Sponsors (25)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (145)

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 627 do?
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 40-47-300 SO AS TO DEFINE GENDER, SEX, AND OTHER TERMS; BY ADDING SECTION 40-47-310 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE PROVISION OF GENDER TRANSITION PROCEDURES TO A PERSON UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE; BY ADDING SECTION 40-47-320 SO AS TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS; BY ADDING SECTION 40-47-330 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS FOR GENDER TRANSITION PROCEDURES; BY ADDING SECTION 40-47-340 SO AS TO PROVIDE PENALTIES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 59-32-36 SO AS TO PROHIBIT SCHOOL STAFF AND OFFICIALS FROM WITHHOLDING KNOWLEDGE OF A MINOR'S PERCEPTION OF THEIR GENDER FROM THE MINOR'S PARENTS.
Who sponsors S 627?
S 627 is sponsored by Senator Daniel B. "Danny" Verdin III, Senator Richard J. Cash, Senator Shane R. Martin, Senator Wes Climer, Senator Sean M. Bennett, Senator George E. "Chip" Campsen III, Senator Greg Hembree, Senator Harvey S. Peeler, Jr., Senator Stephen L. Goldfinch, Senator Lawrence K. "Larry" Grooms, Senator Josh Kimbrell, Senator Brian Adams, Senator Tom Young, Jr., Senator Michael W. Gambrell, Senator Rex F. Rice, Senator Ross Turner, Senator Billy Garrett, Senator Thomas D. "Tom" Corbin, Senator Mike Reichenbach, Senator A. Shane Massey, Senator Thomas C. Alexander, Senator Ronnie W. Cromer, Loftis, Dwight A., Talley, Scott, and Gustafson, Penry.
What is the current status of S 627?
This bill died with 2023-2024 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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