South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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A186, R207, S1005

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Lourie, Scott, Courson, Jackson, Fair, Malloy, Anderson, Campbell, Hutto, Massey, Matthews, Ritchie and Knotts
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22011ab08.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 4595

Introduced in the Senate on January 17, 2008
Introduced in the House on February 20, 2008
Passed by the General Assembly on March 5, 2008
Governor's Action: March 31, 2008, Signed

Summary: Blood donors

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/17/2008  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-5
   1/17/2008  Senate  Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-5
   1/18/2008          Scrivener's error corrected
   2/13/2008  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical 
                        Affairs SJ-24
   2/14/2008  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-35
   2/14/2008  Senate  Read second time SJ-35
   2/14/2008  Senate  Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day SJ-35
   2/15/2008  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-1
   2/20/2008  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-13
   2/20/2008  House   Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and 
                        Municipal Affairs HJ-14
   2/27/2008  House   Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public 
                        and Municipal Affairs HJ-7
    3/4/2008  House   Read second time HJ-55
    3/5/2008  House   Read third time and enrolled HJ-15
   3/27/2008          Ratified R 207
   3/31/2008          Signed By Governor
    4/2/2008          Copies available
    4/2/2008          Effective date 03/31/08
    4/7/2008          Act No. 186

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/17/2008
1/18/2008
2/13/2008
2/14/2008
2/27/2008


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(A186, R207, S1005)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-43-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO AGE RESTRICTIONS FOR BLOOD DONORS, SO AS TO PROVIDE A PERSON AT LEAST SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE MAY DONATE BLOOD WITH THE CONSENT OF HIS PARENT OR GUARDIAN AND A PERSON AT LEAST SEVENTEEN YEARS OF AGE MAY DONATE BLOOD WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF HIS PARENT OR GUARDIAN, AND TO PROVIDE A PERSON UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE MAY NOT SELL HIS BLOOD.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Age restrictions for blood donors; parental permission

SECTION    1.    Section 44-43-20 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 334 of 2006, is further amended to read:

"Section    44-43-20.    (A)    A person may lawfully donate blood if he is:

(1)    at least seventeen years of age; or

(2)    sixteen years of age and has the written consent of his parent or guardian.

(B)    A person under eighteen years of age may not sell blood."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 27th day of March, 2008.

Approved the 31st day of March, 2008.

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