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Bill AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA PREGNANCY ACCOMMODATIONS ACT"; TO AMEND SECTION 1-13-30, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS UNDER THE SOUTH CAROLINA HUMAN AFFAIRS LAW, SO AS TO REVISE THE TERMS "BECAUSE OF SEX" OR "ON THE BASIS OF SEX" USED IN THE CONTEXT OF EQUAL TREATMENT FOR WOMEN AFFECTED BY PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH, OR RELATED MEDICAL CONDITIONS, AND TO REVISE THE TERM "REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION" PERTAINING TO WHAT THIS TERM MAY INCLUDE; TO AMEND SECTION 1-13-80, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO UNLAWFUL EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES OF AN EMPLOYER, SO AS TO ADD CERTAIN OTHER UNLAWFUL EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES IN REGARD TO AN APPLICANT FOR EMPLOYMENT OR AN EMPLOYEE WITH LIMITATIONS BECAUSE OF PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH, OR RELATED MEDICAL CONDITIONS, TO PROVIDE FOR NOTICE AND APPLICABILITY TO NEW AND CURRENT EMPLOYEES TO WHOM SPECIFIC PROVISIONS APPLY, AND TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS BY THE HUMAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION; AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE HUMAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION WITH STATED LIMITATIONS MAY PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO CARRY OUT THIS ACT. - ratified title AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA PREGNANCY ACCOMMODATIONS ACT"; TO AMEND SECTION 1-13-30, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS UNDER THE SOUTH CAROLINA HUMAN AFFAIRS LAW, SO AS TO REVISE THE TERMS "BECAUSE OF SEX" OR "ON THE BASIS OF SEX" USED IN THE CONTEXT OF EQUAL TREATMENT FOR WOMEN AFFECTED BY PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH, OR RELATED MEDICAL CONDITIONS, AND TO REVISE THE TERM "REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION" PERTAINING TO WHAT THIS TERM MAY INCLUDE; TO AMEND SECTION 1-13-80, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO UNLAWFUL EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES OF AN EMPLOYER, SO AS TO ADD CERTAIN OTHER UNLAWFUL EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES IN REGARD TO AN APPLICANT FOR EMPLOYMENT OR AN EMPLOYEE WITH LIMITATIONS BECAUSE OF PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH, OR RELATED MEDICAL CONDITIONS, TO PROVIDE FOR NOTICE AND APPLICABILITY TO NEW AND CURRENT EMPLOYEES TO WHOM SPECIFIC PROVISIONS APPLY, AND TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS BY THE HUMAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION; AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE HUMAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION WITH STATED LIMITATIONS MAY PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO CARRY OUT THIS ACT. - ratified title us/states/sc South Carolina General Assembly 2017-2018 H 3865 South Carolina H 3865 (2017-2018)
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South Carolina H 3865 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA PREGNANCY ACCOMMODATIONS ACT"; TO AMEND SECTION 1-13-30, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS UNDER THE SOUTH CAROLINA HUMAN AFFAIRS LAW, SO AS TO REVISE THE TERMS "BECAUSE OF SEX" OR "ON THE BASIS OF SEX" USED IN THE CONTEXT OF EQUAL TREATMENT FOR WOMEN AFFECTED BY PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH, OR RELATED MEDICAL CONDITIONS, AND TO REVISE THE TERM "REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION" PERTAINING TO WHAT THIS TERM MAY INCLUDE; TO AMEND SECTION 1-13-80, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO UNLAWFUL EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES OF AN EMPLOYER, SO AS TO ADD CERTAIN OTHER UNLAWFUL EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES IN REGARD TO AN APPLICANT FOR EMPLOYMENT OR AN EMPLOYEE WITH LIMITATIONS BECAUSE OF PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH, OR RELATED MEDICAL CONDITIONS, TO PROVIDE FOR NOTICE AND APPLICABILITY TO NEW AND CURRENT EMPLOYEES TO WHOM SPECIFIC PROVISIONS APPLY, AND TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS BY THE HUMAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION; AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE HUMAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION WITH STATED LIMITATIONS MAY PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO CARRY OUT THIS ACT. - ratified title

Version chain

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

  1. 2/21/2018 (committee substitute) — source
  2. 2/22/2018 (committee substitute) — source
  3. 2/28/2017 (committee substitute) — source
  4. 3/29/2017 (committee substitute) — source
  5. 4/4/2017 (committee substitute) — source
  6. 5/1/2018 (committee substitute) — source
  7. 5/2/2018 (committee substitute) — source
  8. 5/2/2018-A (committee substitute) — source
  9. 5/8/2018 (committee substitute) — source
  10. 5/9/2018 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Passage of Bill — 5250 (pass) · lower
  • 2nd Reading — 440 (pass) · upper
  • Concur in Senate Amendments — 960 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Bernstein — primary (person)
  • Delleney — primary (person)
  • J.E. Smith — primary (person)
  • King — primary (person)
  • Knight — primary (person)
  • Ridgeway — primary (person)
  • Whipper — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2017-02-28 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
  • 2017-02-28 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2017-03-22 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: King
  • 2017-03-29 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary committee-passage-favorable
  • 2017-03-30 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Whipper, J.E.Smith
  • 2017-04-04 Requests for debate-Rep(s). GR Smith, Loftis, Forester, Magnuson, Bernstein, Toole, Hiott, Crosby, S. Rivers, Davis, Hosey, Taylor, Finlay, Erickson
  • 2017-04-04 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Knight
  • 2017-04-04 Amended amendment-passage
  • 2017-04-04 Read second time reading-2
  • 2017-04-04 Roll call Yeas-52 Nays-50
  • 2017-04-05 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
  • 2017-04-05 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
  • 2017-04-05 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2018-01-24 Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Shealy, McLeod, Senn, R.J.Cash
  • 2018-02-21 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary committee-passage-favorable
  • 2018-02-22 Scrivener's error corrected
  • 2018-05-01 Committee Amendment Amended and Adopted amendment-passage, amendment-amendment
  • 2018-05-01 Amended amendment-passage
  • 2018-05-02 Scrivener's error corrected
  • 2018-05-08 Amended amendment-passage
  • 2018-05-08 Read second time reading-2
  • 2018-05-08 Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
  • 2018-05-09 Scrivener's error corrected
  • 2018-05-09 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
  • 2018-05-10 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
  • 2018-05-10 Roll call Yeas-96 Nays-0
  • 2018-05-14 Ratified R 244
  • 2018-05-17 Signed By Governor executive-signature
  • 2018-05-30 Effective date 05/17/18
  • 2018-05-31 Act No. 244

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/64772d0e-645a-43c6-a0ca-84a758d577b1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).