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| Bill | Medical Ethics and Diversity Act | AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "MEDICAL ETHICS AND DIVERSITY ACT" BY ADDING CHAPTER 139 TO TITLE 44 SO AS TO SET FORTH FINDINGS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGARDING THE RIGHT OF CONSCIENCE IN THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO AUTHORIZE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS, HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS, AND HEALTH CARE PAYERS NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN HEALTH CARE SERVICES THAT VIOLATE THE PRACTITIONER'S OR ENTITY'S CONSCIENCE AND TO PROTECT THESE INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES FROM CIVIL, CRIMINAL, OR ADMINISTRATIVE LIABILITY AND FROM DISCRIMINATION FOR EXERCISING THEIR PERSONAL RIGHT OF CONSCIENCE, WITH EXCEPTIONS; TO ALLOW MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS AND HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE STATE HUMAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR AN ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THE CHAPTER; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-41-55, RELATING TO THE RIGHT OF CERTAIN MEDICAL PROVIDERS NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN ABORTION PROCEDURES, SO AS ALSO TO APPLY TO MEDICAL STUDENTS. - ratified title | us/states/sc | South Carolina General Assembly | 2021-2022 | H 4776 | South Carolina H 4776 (2021-2022) |
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South Carolina H 4776 (2021-2022) — Medical Ethics and Diversity Act
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "MEDICAL ETHICS AND DIVERSITY ACT" BY ADDING CHAPTER 139 TO TITLE 44 SO AS TO SET FORTH FINDINGS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGARDING THE RIGHT OF CONSCIENCE IN THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO AUTHORIZE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS, HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS, AND HEALTH CARE PAYERS NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN HEALTH CARE SERVICES THAT VIOLATE THE PRACTITIONER'S OR ENTITY'S CONSCIENCE AND TO PROTECT THESE INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES FROM CIVIL, CRIMINAL, OR ADMINISTRATIVE LIABILITY AND FROM DISCRIMINATION FOR EXERCISING THEIR PERSONAL RIGHT OF CONSCIENCE, WITH EXCEPTIONS; TO ALLOW MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS AND HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE STATE HUMAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR AN ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THE CHAPTER; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-41-55, RELATING TO THE RIGHT OF CERTAIN MEDICAL PROVIDERS NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN ABORTION PROCEDURES, SO AS ALSO TO APPLY TO MEDICAL STUDENTS. - ratified title
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Filed (filed) — source
- 1/12/2022 (committee substitute) — source
- 3/30/2022 (committee substitute) — source
- 3/31/2022 (committee substitute) — source
- 3/9/2022 (committee substitute) — source
- 5/10/2022 (committee substitute) — source
- 5/4/2022 (committee substitute) — source
- 6/15/2022 (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Table Amendment 2 — 62–26 (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — 81–26 (pass) · lower
- Adopt Conference Report — 76–31 (pass) · lower
- to adopt the conference report — 23–13 (pass) · upper
- 2nd Reading — 28–15 (pass) · upper
- to set for Special Order — 29–14 (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — 71–32 (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — 0–109 (fail) · lower
Sponsors
- B. Cox — primary (person)
- Bailey — primary (person)
- Bennett — primary (person)
- Bryant — primary (person)
- Burns — primary (person)
- Chumley — primary (person)
- D.C. Moss — primary (person)
- Dabney — primary (person)
- Daning — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- Forrest — primary (person)
- G.R. Smith — primary (person)
- Gilliam — primary (person)
- Haddon — primary (person)
- Hiott — primary (person)
- Hixon — primary (person)
- Huggins — primary (person)
- Hyde — primary (person)
- J.E. Johnson — primary (person)
- Jones — primary (person)
- Long — primary (person)
- Lucas — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Magnuson — primary (person)
- May — primary (person)
- McCabe — primary (person)
- McCravy — primary (person)
- McGarry — primary (person)
- Morgan — primary (person)
- Nutt — primary (person)
- Oremus — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
- T. Moore — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- Thayer — primary (person)
- Trantham — primary (person)
- Willis — primary (person)
- Wooten — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2022-01-12 Introduced and read first time
introduction, reading-1 - 2022-01-12 Referred to Committee on Judiciary
referral-committee - 2022-03-09 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
committee-passage-favorable - 2022-03-10 Requests for debate-Rep(s). Willis and Elliott
- 2022-03-29 Requests for debate-Rep(s). Willis, Trantham, Hiott, Carter, May, McGarry, SV Moss, McCabe, Callhoon, Weeks, Wetmore, Nutt, Magnuson, McCravy, Kirby, Burns, Hart, King, S Williams, Hill, Wheeler, McKnight
- 2022-03-30 Amended
amendment-passage - 2022-03-30 Read second time
reading-2 - 2022-03-30 Roll call Yeas-71 Nays-32
- 2022-03-31 Read third time and sent to Senate
passage, reading-3 - 2022-03-31 Roll call Yeas-81 Nays-26
- 2022-03-31 Introduced and read first time
introduction, reading-1 - 2022-03-31 Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
referral-committee - 2022-03-31 Scrivener's error corrected
- 2022-05-04 Recalled from Committee on Medical Affairs
- 2022-05-04 Special order, set for May 4, 2022
- 2022-05-04 Roll call Ayes-29 Nays-14
- 2022-05-05 Debate interrupted
- 2022-05-10 Amended
amendment-passage - 2022-05-10 Read second time
reading-2 - 2022-05-10 Roll call Ayes-28 Nays-15
- 2022-05-11 Read third time
passage, reading-3 - 2022-05-12 Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
- 2022-05-12 Roll call Yeas-0 Nays-109
- 2022-05-12 Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Kimbrell, Grooms, Hutto
- 2022-05-12 Conference committee appointed McCravey, Willis, Hayes
- 2022-06-15 Conference report received and adopted
- 2022-06-15 Roll call Ayes-23 Nays-13
- 2022-06-15 Conference report received and adopted
- 2022-06-15 Roll call Yeas-76 Nays-31
- 2022-06-15 Ordered enrolled for ratification
- 2022-06-16 Ratified R 269
- 2022-06-17 Signed By Governor
executive-signature - 2022-06-28 Effective date 06/17/22
- 2022-06-28 Act No. 235
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/19a61d5c-bb91-49e7-8722-755dc0c2aa98. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).