(May 24, 2023)
The Senate has concurred in the House amendments to S.
474 the "Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from
Abortion Act." It will now be enrolled for ratification.
H.
4299 a continuing resolution for funding state
government operations was ratified May 24, 2023. Should the upcoming 2023-2024
state fiscal year begin with no annual general appropriations act in effect,
this joint resolution provides authority for continuing to pay the recurring
expenses of state government at the current funding levels approved in Act 239
of 2022, the appropriation act for Fiscal Year 2022-2023.
The Senate has passed H. 3553, a
bill to remove Adoption Waiting Periods. This
bill eliminates the existing statutory 90-day waiting period after adoption
petitions have been filed before adoptions may be finalized with an adoption
decree. It is being enrolled for ratification.
The Senate has amended and returned to the
House, H. 3503,
a bill to establish and enhance criminal penalties for trafficking or
distributing fentanyl,
or fentanyl-related substances, which would be considered Schedule I
drugs. Anyone possessing over 4 grams of fentanyl would trigger these new
criminal enforcement penalties.
As amended by the Senate, anyone violating
this law while in possession of firearms or ammunition would face additional
penalties for doing so.
The Senate
informed the House that it has overridden the veto by the Governor on S. 31 (Municipal Financial Records).
H. 3340,
R. 79, legislation to add anyone with an autism
spectrum disorder or other developmental disability diagnosis to
the list of people eligible for inclusion in the State Law Enforcement
Division’s Endangered Person Notification System was
signed by the Governor on May 19, 2023.
NOTE: These summaries are
prepared by the South Carolina House of Representatives staff and are not the
expression of the legislation's sponsor(s) or the House of Representatives.
They are strictly for the use and benefit of members of the House of
Representatives and are not to be construed by a court of law as an expression
of legislative intent.