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H. 5489

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General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Chumley, Burns, Taylor, Yow, Haddon, McCravy, Long, Magnuson, Allison, Elliott, B. Cox, Willis, V.S. Moss, Morgan, Stringer and Hill
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Introduced in the House on May 12, 2020
Currently residing in the House Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

Summary: Vaccinations

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   5/12/2020  House   Introduced and read first time
   5/12/2020  House   Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and 
                        Municipal Affairs
   6/24/2020  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hill

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

5/12/2020

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-29-45 SO AS TO ALLOW INDIVIDUALS TO OPT OUT OF CERTAIN VACCINATIONS BASED ON A MEDICALLY DIAGNOSED HEALTH CONDITION OR A RELIGIOUS BELIEF OR PRACTICE.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 29, Title 44 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 44-29-45.    Any vaccination offered by the Department of Health and Environmental Control as part of any mass immunization project to protect against infectious disease, or to prevent the spread of a pandemic or a contagious or possibly contagious disease, only may be administered to those individuals who do not opt out of the vaccination based on a medically diagnosed health condition or religious belief or practice. For purposes of this section:

    (1)    'Infectious disease' has the same meaning as defined in Section 44-4-130.

    (2)    'Pandemic' means an outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area that affects an exceptionally high proportion of the population including, but not limited to, COVID-19."

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

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