South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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H. 5214

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Matthews
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gt\6189cm22.docx

Introduced in the House on April 5, 2022
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Pap smears for female inmates

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    4/5/2022  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 40)
    4/5/2022  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 40)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/5/2022

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 24-13-35, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE TREATMENT OF FEMALE INMATES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS SHALL PROVIDE REGULAR PAP SMEAR TESTING FOR FEMALE INMATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY RECOMMENDATIONS.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 24-13-35 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 136 of 2020, is amended by adding an appropriately lettered subsection to read:

    "( )    The Department of Corrections shall provide regular pap smear testing for female inmates in accordance with American Cancer Society recommendations."

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

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