republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2019-2020/h-3973.md

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Bill	Female genital mutilation	AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 20 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 16 SO AS TO PROHIBIT GENITAL MUTILATION OF A FEMALE WHO IS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN YEARS OR WHO IS UNABLE TO CONSENT, TO CREATE A FELONY OFFENSE OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION, WITH EXCEPTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-20, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO TERMS DEFINED IN THE CHILDREN'S CODE, SO AS TO ADD FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION OF A MINOR TO THE DEFINITION OF "CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT" OR "HARM". - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2019-2020	H 3973	South Carolina H 3973 (2019-2020)	bill		enacted	Allison Bennett Bernstein Brawley Calhoon Caskey Cobb-Hunter Collins Crawford Davis Dillard Erickson Funderburk Gilliard Henderson-Myers Henegan Kimmons Mace Magnuson McDaniel Norrell Robinson Simmons Thayer Trantham Weeks	9	30	4	2019-02-13	2019-06-05	openstates	ocd-bill/8e4dbeaa-f206-48d0-aac5-f4b365ebb4c8	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3973&session=123&summary=B	d2345a471597c0093ddac018b6dd0cddbcb982018339c0ad8452f60c07027552	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 3973 (2019-2020) — Female genital mutilation

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 20 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 16 SO AS TO PROHIBIT GENITAL MUTILATION OF A FEMALE WHO IS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN YEARS OR WHO IS UNABLE TO CONSENT, TO CREATE A FELONY OFFENSE OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION, WITH EXCEPTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-20, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO TERMS DEFINED IN THE CHILDREN'S CODE, SO AS TO ADD FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION OF A MINOR TO THE DEFINITION OF "CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT" OR "HARM". - ratified title

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 2/13/2019 (committee substitute) — source
3. 2/27/2019 (committee substitute) — source
4. 3/5/2019 (committee substitute) — source
5. 3/6/2019 (committee substitute) — source
6. 4/24/2019 (committee substitute) — source
7. 4/25/2019 (committee substitute) — source
8. 5/7/2019 (committee substitute) — source
9. 5/9/2019 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 2nd Reading — 44–0 (pass) · upper
• Passage of Bill — 98–0 (pass) · lower
• Passage of Bill — 105–0 (pass) · lower
• Adopt — 105–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Allison — primary (person)
• Bennett — primary (person)
• Bernstein — primary (person)
• Brawley — primary (person)
• Calhoon — primary (person)
• Caskey — primary (person)
• Cobb-Hunter — primary (person)
• Collins — primary (person)
• Crawford — primary (person)
• Davis — primary (person)
• Dillard — primary (person)
• Erickson — primary (person)
• Funderburk — primary (person)
• Gilliard — primary (person)
• Henderson-Myers — primary (person)
• Henegan — primary (person)
• Kimmons — primary (person)
• Mace — primary (person)
• Magnuson — primary (person)
• McDaniel — primary (person)
• Norrell — primary (person)
• Robinson — primary (person)
• Simmons — primary (person)
• Thayer — primary (person)
• Trantham — primary (person)
• Weeks — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2019-02-13 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2019-02-13 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
• 2019-02-26 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey
• 2019-02-27 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-02-28 Debate adjourned until Tues., 3-5-19
• 2019-03-05 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks, Gilliard
• 2019-03-05 Amended amendment-passage
• 2019-03-05 Read second time reading-2
• 2019-03-05 Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0
• 2019-03-06 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2019-03-06 Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-0
• 2019-03-06 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2019-03-06 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
• 2019-03-06 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2019-03-15 Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Shealy, Young, McLeod, Senn
• 2019-03-15 Referred to Subcommittee: M.B.Matthews (ch), Shealy, Senn
• 2019-04-24 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-04-25 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2019-05-07 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
• 2019-05-07 Amended amendment-passage
• 2019-05-07 Read second time reading-2
• 2019-05-07 Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
• 2019-05-08 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2019-05-09 Senate amendment amended amendment-amendment
• 2019-05-09 Returned to Senate with amendments
• 2019-05-09 Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
• 2019-05-13 Ratified R 91
• 2019-05-16 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2019-05-31 Effective date 05/16/19
• 2019-06-05 Act No. 71

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8e4dbeaa-f206-48d0-aac5-f4b365ebb4c8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).