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| Bill | SC Fetal Heartbeat Protection From Abortion Act | AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA FETAL HEARTBEAT AND PROTECTION FROM ABORTION ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 6 TO CHAPTER 41, TITLE 44 SO AS TO REQUIRE TESTING FOR A DETECTABLE FETAL HEARTBEAT BEFORE AN ABORTION IS PERFORMED ON A PREGNANT WOMAN, TO PROHIBIT THE PERFORMANCE OF AN ABORTION IF A FETAL HEARTBEAT IS DETECTED, TO PROVIDE MEDICAL EMERGENCY AND OTHER EXCEPTIONS, TO REQUIRE CERTAIN DOCUMENTATION AND RECORDKEEPING BY PHYSICIANS PERFORMING ABORTIONS, TO REQUIRE PHYSICIANS TO NOTIFY LAW ENFORCEMENT AFTER PERFORMING AN ABORTION IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, TO CREATE A CIVIL ACTION FOR A PREGNANT WOMAN UPON WHOM AN ABORTION IS PERFORMED, TO CREATE CRIMINAL PENALTIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; TO AMEND SECTION 44-41-460, RELATING TO THE REQUIRED REPORTING OF ABORTION DATA TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, SO AS TO ADD REPORTING OF FETAL HEARTBEAT TESTING AND PATIENT MEDICAL CONDITION DATA; TO AMEND SECTION 44-41-330, RELATING TO A PREGNANT WOMAN'S RIGHT TO KNOW CERTAIN PREGNANCY INFORMATION, SO AS TO REQUIRE NOTIFICATION OF THE DETECTION OF A FETAL HEARTBEAT; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-41-60, RELATING TO ABORTION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO ADD REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. - ratified title | us/states/sc | South Carolina General Assembly | 2021-2022 | S 1 | South Carolina S 1 (2021-2022) |
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South Carolina S 1 (2021-2022) — SC Fetal Heartbeat Protection From Abortion Act
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA FETAL HEARTBEAT AND PROTECTION FROM ABORTION ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 6 TO CHAPTER 41, TITLE 44 SO AS TO REQUIRE TESTING FOR A DETECTABLE FETAL HEARTBEAT BEFORE AN ABORTION IS PERFORMED ON A PREGNANT WOMAN, TO PROHIBIT THE PERFORMANCE OF AN ABORTION IF A FETAL HEARTBEAT IS DETECTED, TO PROVIDE MEDICAL EMERGENCY AND OTHER EXCEPTIONS, TO REQUIRE CERTAIN DOCUMENTATION AND RECORDKEEPING BY PHYSICIANS PERFORMING ABORTIONS, TO REQUIRE PHYSICIANS TO NOTIFY LAW ENFORCEMENT AFTER PERFORMING AN ABORTION IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, TO CREATE A CIVIL ACTION FOR A PREGNANT WOMAN UPON WHOM AN ABORTION IS PERFORMED, TO CREATE CRIMINAL PENALTIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; TO AMEND SECTION 44-41-460, RELATING TO THE REQUIRED REPORTING OF ABORTION DATA TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, SO AS TO ADD REPORTING OF FETAL HEARTBEAT TESTING AND PATIENT MEDICAL CONDITION DATA; TO AMEND SECTION 44-41-330, RELATING TO A PREGNANT WOMAN'S RIGHT TO KNOW CERTAIN PREGNANCY INFORMATION, SO AS TO REQUIRE NOTIFICATION OF THE DETECTION OF A FETAL HEARTBEAT; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-41-60, RELATING TO ABORTION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO ADD REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. - ratified title
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Filed (filed) — source
- 1/25/2021 (committee substitute) — source
- 1/26/2021 (committee substitute) — source
- 1/27/2021 (committee substitute) — source
- 1/27/2021-A (committee substitute) — source
- 1/28/2021 (committee substitute) — source
- 12/9/2020 (committee substitute) — source
- 2/10/2021 (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- 3rd Reading — 30–13 (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — 74–39 (pass) · lower
- Rescind Rule 3.9 — 20–76 (fail) · lower
- to adopt — 22–11 (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — 79–35 (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — 29–17 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Adams — primary (person)
- Campsen — primary (person)
- Climer — primary (person)
- Corbin — primary (person)
- Cromer — primary (person)
- Gambrell — primary (person)
- Garrett — primary (person)
- Grooms — primary (person)
- Hembree — primary (person)
- Kimbrell — primary (person)
- Loftis — primary (person)
- Martin — primary (person)
- Rice — primary (person)
- Shealy — primary (person)
- Verdin — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2020-12-09 Prefiled
filing - 2020-12-09 Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
referral-committee - 2021-01-12 Introduced and read first time
introduction, reading-1 - 2021-01-12 Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
referral-committee - 2021-01-25 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs
committee-passage-favorable - 2021-01-26 Amended
amendment-passage - 2021-01-26 Debate interrupted
- 2021-01-27 Scrivener's error corrected
- 2021-01-27 Amended
amendment-passage - 2021-01-27 Read second time
reading-2 - 2021-01-27 Roll call Ayes-29 Nays-17
- 2021-01-28 Scrivener's error corrected
- 2021-01-28 Read third time and sent to House
passage, reading-3 - 2021-01-28 Roll call Ayes-30 Nays-13
- 2021-02-02 Introduced and read first time
introduction, reading-1 - 2021-02-02 Referred to Committee on Judiciary
referral-committee - 2021-02-10 Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
committee-passage-favorable - 2021-02-16 Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hiott, Simrill, Hixon, Carter, Whitmire, Caskey, Huggins, Davis, Bannister, GR Smith, VS Moss, Stringer, King, Nutt, Allison, Oremus, B Newton, T Moore, Pope, Elliott, Clyburn, Hosey, JL Johnson, Bailey, Fry, Hewitt, Jordon, Yow, Gilliam, Sandifer, McGinnis, Hardee, Gatch, R Williams, Brawley, Jefferson, McCravy, MM Smith, Brittain, Weeks, Danning, Cobb-Hunter, Thayer, Kimmons, Gagnon,
- 2021-02-17 Read second time
reading-2 - 2021-02-17 Roll call Yeas-79 Nays-35
- 2021-02-18 Read third time and enrolled
passage, reading-3 - 2021-02-18 Roll call Yeas-74 Nays-39
- 2021-02-18 Ratified R 2
- 2021-02-18 Signed By Governor
executive-signature - 2021-02-18 Effective date 02/18/21
- 2021-02-18 Act No. 1
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/65a91540-85d1-4a83-bf8f-063572967b7d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).