H 3780 General Bill, By Simrill, Haskins, Cato, Clemmons, Davenport, Hamilton, Keegan, Littlejohn, Owens, Sandifer, Sinclair, Vaughn, Viers, Talley and Delleney
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Summary: Unborn Victims Act
    A BILL TO ENACT THE "UNBORN VICTIMS ACT" INCLUDING PROVISIONS TO AMEND CHAPTER 5, TITLE 15, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH CIVIL REMEDIES AND PROCEDURES, BY ADDING SECTION 15-5-5 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT, FOR PURPOSES OF A CIVIL CAUSE OF ACTION, "PERSON" INCLUDES AN UNBORN CHILD, AND TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR LIMITATIONS ON THE APPLICABILITY OF THIS SECTION; TO AMEND CHAPTER 3, TITLE 16, RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST A PERSON, BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-90 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT FOR PURPOSES OF ALL OFFENSES ARISING OUT OF THE UNLAWFUL KILLING OR BATTERY OF ANY PERSON, THE TERM "PERSON" INCLUDES AN UNBORN CHILD AT EVERY STAGE OF GESTATION IN UTERO FROM CONCEPTION UNTIL LIVE BIRTH, AND TO PROVIDE FOR EXCLUSIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 50-21-10, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO EQUIPMENT AND OPERATION OF WATERCRAFT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT FOR PURPOSES OF ALL OFFENSES ARISING OUT OF THE DEATH OR INJURY OF ANY PERSON IN ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 21, TITLE 50, "PERSON" INCLUDES AN UNBORN CHILD AT EVERY STAGE OF GESTATION IN UTERO FROM CONCEPTION UNTIL LIVE BIRTH, AND BY ADDING SECTION 50-21-185 TO FURTHER PROVIDE THAT FOR PURPOSES OF ALL OFFENSES ARISING OUT OF THE DEATH OR INJURY OF ANY PERSON IN ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 21, TITLE 50, "PERSON" INCLUDES AN UNBORN CHILD AT EVERY STAGE OF GESTATION IN UTERO FROM CONCEPTION UNTIL LIVE BIRTH; TO AMEND CHAPTER 5, TITLE 56, RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES AND REGULATING TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAYS, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-2915 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT FOR PURPOSES OF ALL OFFENSES ARISING OUT OF THE DEATH OR INJURY OF ANY "PERSON" IN ARTICLE 23, CHAPTER 5, TITLE 56, THE TERM "PERSON" INCLUDES AN UNBORN CHILD AT EVERY STAGE OF GESTATION IN UTERO FROM CONCEPTION UNTIL LIVE BIRTH.
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03/12/03	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-8
03/12/03	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-9
03/13/03	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: McLeod
05/01/03	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Talley
05/07/03	House	Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-7
05/08/03		Scrivener's error corrected
05/13/03	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Delleney
05/13/03	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Cobb-Hunter, Kennedy, JE Smith, Mack and R Brown HJ-14
05/14/03	House	Read second time HJ-31
05/14/03	House	Roll call Yeas-87 Nays-13 HJ-33
05/15/03	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-43
05/19/03	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-5
05/19/03	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-5
05/12/04	Senate	Committee report: Majority favorable with amend., minority unfavorable Judiciary SJ-16