South Carolina General Assembly
123rd Session, 2019-2020

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H. 3294

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Crawford, McCravy, Huggins, Burns, V.S. Moss, Long, G.R. Smith, Trantham, Fry, Norrell, Erickson and Clemmons
Document Path: l:\council\bills\cc\15358vr19.docx

Introduced in the House on January 8, 2019
Introduced in the Senate on March 6, 2019
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Family and Veterans' Services

Summary: Infant placement

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/18/2018  House   Prefiled
  12/18/2018  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
    1/8/2019  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 160)
    1/8/2019  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 160)
   1/16/2019  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McCravy
   1/23/2019  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Huggins, Burns, 
                        V.S.Moss, Long
   1/31/2019  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: G.R.Smith
    2/5/2019  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Trantham
   2/27/2019  House   Committee report: Favorable Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 43)
   2/28/2019  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Fry
    3/5/2019  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Norrell, 
                        Erickson
    3/5/2019  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 9)
    3/5/2019  House   Roll call Yeas-102  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 9)
    3/5/2019  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Clemmons
    3/6/2019  House   Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 6)
    3/6/2019  House   Roll call Yeas-101  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 7)
    3/6/2019  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 5)
    3/6/2019  Senate  Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services 
                        (Senate Journal-page 5)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/18/2018
2/27/2019

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COMMITTEE REPORT

February 27, 2019

H. 3294

Introduced by Reps. Crawford, McCravy, Huggins, Burns, V.S. Moss, Long, G.R. Smith and Trantham

S. Printed 2/27/19--H.

Read the first time January 8, 2019.

            

THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 3294) to amend Section 63-7-40, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the placement of infants at designated locations without criminal liability, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:

PETER M. MCCOY, JR. for Committee.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-40, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PLACEMENT OF INFANTS AT DESIGNATED LOCATIONS WITHOUT CRIMINAL LIABILITY, SO AS TO ALLOW THE PLACEMENT OF AN INFANT NOT MORE THAN ONE YEAR OLD AT A SAFE HAVEN AND TO CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF "INFANT".

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

SECTION    1.    Section 63-7-40(G) and (J) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(G)    A person who leaves an infant at a safe haven or directs another person to do so must not be prosecuted for any criminal offense on account of such action if:

(1)    the person is a parent of the infant or is acting at the direction of a parent;

(2)    the person leaves the infant in the physical custody of a staff member or an employee of the safe haven; and

(3)    the infant is not more than sixty days one year old or the infant is reasonably determined by the hospital or hospital outpatient facility to be not more than sixty days one year old.

This subsection does not apply to prosecution for the infliction of any harm upon the infant other than the harm inherent in abandonment.

(J)    For purposes of this section:

(1)    'infant' means a person not more than sixty days one year old; and

(2)    'safe haven' means a hospital or hospital outpatient facility, a law enforcement agency, a fire station, an emergency medical services station, or any staffed house of worship during hours when the facility is staffed."

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

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