---
type: "Bill"
title: "Kidney donation"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 38-63-110 SO AS TO PROHIBIT ISSUERS OF INDIVIDUAL LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES FROM DISCRIMINATING AGAINST LIVING ORGAN DONORS; BY ADDING SECTION 38-65-130 SO AS TO PROHIBIT ISSUERS OF GROUP LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES FROM DISCRIMINATING AGAINST LIVING ORGAN DONORS; BY ADDING SECTION 38-71-105 SO AS TO PROHIBIT ISSUERS OF DISABILITY INCOME INSURANCE POLICIES FROM DISCRIMINATING AGAINST LIVING ORGAN DONORS; AND BY ADDING SECTION 38-72-110 SO AS TO PROHIBIT ISSUERS OF LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE POLICIES FROM DISCRIMINATING AGAINST LIVING ORGAN DONORS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 3255"
citation: "South Carolina H 3255 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anderson", "Gilliard", "Henegan", "Jefferson", "Rivers", "Sandifer"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-12-08"
last_action: "2024-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e5ddddb7-bb18-478c-b2ca-0bf3adca1c43"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3255&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "c3bb013f05d5601e67e88e149b41bce96dbe3c1854ae216767fd64b96d28acfe"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---

# South Carolina H 3255 (2023-2024) — Kidney donation

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 38-63-110 SO AS TO PROHIBIT ISSUERS OF INDIVIDUAL LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES FROM DISCRIMINATING AGAINST LIVING ORGAN DONORS; BY ADDING SECTION 38-65-130 SO AS TO PROHIBIT ISSUERS OF GROUP LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES FROM DISCRIMINATING AGAINST LIVING ORGAN DONORS; BY ADDING SECTION 38-71-105 SO AS TO PROHIBIT ISSUERS OF DISABILITY INCOME INSURANCE POLICIES FROM DISCRIMINATING AGAINST LIVING ORGAN DONORS; AND BY ADDING SECTION 38-72-110 SO AS TO PROHIBIT ISSUERS OF LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE POLICIES FROM DISCRIMINATING AGAINST LIVING ORGAN DONORS. - RATIFIED TITLE

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/bills/3255.htm)
2. **02/29/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3255_20240229.htm)
3. **04/06/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3255_20230406.htm)
4. **12/08/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3255_20221208.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **106–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Anderson — primary (person)
- Gilliard — primary (person)
- Henegan — primary (person)
- Jefferson — primary (person)
- Rivers — primary (person)
- Sandifer — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-12-08** Prefiled `filing`
- **2022-12-08** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-01-10** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-18** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Anderson
- **2023-03-07** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sandifer
- **2023-04-06** Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-18** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rivers, Gilliard
- **2023-04-18** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-18** Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0
- **2023-04-19** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-25** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-04-25** Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-29** Committee report: Favorable Banking and Insurance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-19** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-19** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
- **2024-03-20** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-08** Ratified R 141
- **2024-05-13** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-29** Effective date 05/13/24
- **2024-05-29** Act No. 126

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e5ddddb7-bb18-478c-b2ca-0bf3adca1c43`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).