Fabio
123 lines
6.5 KiB
Markdown
123 lines
6.5 KiB
Markdown
---
|
||
type: "Bill"
|
||
title: "Female genital mutilation"
|
||
description: "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"
|
||
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
|
||
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
|
||
session: "2019-2020"
|
||
identifier: "H 3973"
|
||
citation: "South Carolina H 3973 (2019-2020)"
|
||
classification: ["bill"]
|
||
subjects: []
|
||
status: "enacted"
|
||
primary_sponsors: ["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"]
|
||
version_count: 9
|
||
action_count: 30
|
||
vote_count: 4
|
||
first_action: "2019-02-13"
|
||
last_action: "2019-06-05"
|
||
source: "openstates"
|
||
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8e4dbeaa-f206-48d0-aac5-f4b365ebb4c8"
|
||
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3973&session=123&summary=B"
|
||
source_hash: "d2345a471597c0093ddac018b6dd0cddbcb982018339c0ad8452f60c07027552"
|
||
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 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](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/bills/3973.htm)
|
||
2. **2/13/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3973_20190213.htm)
|
||
3. **2/27/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3973_20190227.htm)
|
||
4. **3/5/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3973_20190305.htm)
|
||
5. **3/6/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3973_20190306.htm)
|
||
6. **4/24/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3973_20190424.htm)
|
||
7. **4/25/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3973_20190425.htm)
|
||
8. **5/7/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3973_20190507.htm)
|
||
9. **5/9/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3973_20190509.htm)
|
||
|
||
## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8e4dbeaa-f206-48d0-aac5-f4b365ebb4c8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
|
||
|