H*3973 (Rat #0091, Act #0071 of 2019) General Bill, By Crawford, Mace, Erickson, Thayer, Davis, Magnuson, Bennett, Allison, Bernstein, Cobb-Hunter, Henegan, McDaniel, Norrell, Funderburk, Brawley, Simmons, Henderson-Myers, Robinson, Collins, Calhoon, Dillard, Kimmons, Trantham, Caskey, Weeks and Gilliard
Summary: Female genital mutilation
    AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 20 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 16 SO AS TO PROHIBIT GENITAL MUTILATION OF A FEMALE WHO IS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN YEARS OR WHO IS UNABLE TO CONSENT, TO CREATE A FELONY OFFENSE OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION, WITH EXCEPTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-20, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO TERMS DEFINED IN THE CHILDREN'S CODE, SO AS TO ADD FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION OF A MINOR TO THE DEFINITION OF "CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT" OR "HARM". - ratified title
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02/13/19	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 53)
02/13/19	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 53)
02/26/19	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey
02/27/19	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (House Journal-page 43)
02/28/19	House	Debate adjourned until Tues., 3-5-19 (House Journal-page 14)
03/05/19	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks, Gilliard
03/05/19	House	Amended (House Journal-page 11)
03/05/19	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 11)
03/05/19	House	Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 14)
03/06/19	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 8)
03/06/19	House	Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 8)
03/06/19	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 6)
03/06/19	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 6)
03/06/19		Scrivener's error corrected
03/15/19	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Shealy, Young, McLeod, Senn
03/15/19	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: M.B.Matthews (ch), Shealy, Senn
04/24/19	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 11)
04/25/19		Scrivener's error corrected
05/07/19	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 52)
05/07/19	Senate	Amended (Senate Journal-page 52)
05/07/19	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 52)
05/07/19	Senate	Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 52)
05/08/19	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 61)
05/09/19	House	Senate amendment amended (House Journal-page 65)
05/09/19	House	Returned to Senate with amendments (House Journal-page 65)
05/09/19	Senate	Concurred in House amendment and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 71)
05/13/19		Ratified R 91
05/16/19		Signed By Governor
05/31/19		Effective date 05/16/19
06/05/19		Act No. 71