South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

H 4161 — Life

Last action — Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Vaughan

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 06, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 24 sponsors

    24 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

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Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 2-7-36 SO AS TO DECLARE THAT LIFE BEGINS AT THE MOMENT OF CONCEPTION.

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2025-2026 Bill 4161 Text of Previous Version (Mar.
06, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 4161Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)                 A bill   TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 2-7-36 SO AS TO DECLARE THAT LIFE BEGINS AT THE MOMENT OF CONCEPTION.
  Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
  SECTION 1.  Article 1, Chapter 7, Title 2 of the S.C.
Code is amended by adding:
      Section 2-7-36.  For purposes of the laws of this State, life begins at the moment of conception.
  SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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Action History

  1. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Vaughan

  2. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Beach

  3. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Chumley

  4. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow, Rankin, Gilliam, McCabe, C.Mitchell, Wickensimer

  5. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  6. Introduced and read first time

Sponsors

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24 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on

Sponsors (24)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does H 4161 do?
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 2-7-36 SO AS TO DECLARE THAT LIFE BEGINS AT THE MOMENT OF CONCEPTION.
Who sponsors H 4161?
H 4161 is sponsored by Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns, Representative William C. "Chris" Huff, Representative Thomas Lee Gilreath, Representative April Cromer, Representative Adam L. Duncan, Representative Joseph S. "Joe" White, Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus, Representative M. Brian Lawson, Representative Heather Ammons Crawford, Representative Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr., Representative Mark N. Willis, Stephen D. Frank (Republican), Representative Jackie R. Terribile, Representative Patrick B. Haddon, Representative Richard Blake Sanders, Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow, Representative Luke S. Rankin, Representative Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam, Representative Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr., Representative Cody T. Mitchell, Representative Paul B. Wickensimer, Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley, Representative Thomas Beach, and Representative David Vaughan.
What is the current status of H 4161?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 06, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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