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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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
(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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