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type: "Bill"
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title: "Gender Reassignment Procedures"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING CHAPTER 42 TO TITLE 44 SO AS TO DEFINE GENDER, SEX, AND OTHER TERMS, TO PROHIBIT THE PROVISION OF GENDER TRANSITION PROCEDURES TO A PERSON UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE, TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS, TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS FOR GENDER TRANSITION PROCEDURES, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 59-32-36 SO AS TO PROHIBIT PUBLIC SCHOOL STAFF AND OFFICIALS FROM WITHHOLDING KNOWLEDGE OF A MINOR'S PERCEPTION OF THEIR GENDER FROM THE MINOR'S PARENTS, AMONG OTHER THINGS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
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legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2023-2024"
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identifier: "H 4624"
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citation: "South Carolina H 4624 (2023-2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ballentine", "Blackwell", "Bradley", "Brewer", "Burns", "Chapman", "Chumley", "Crawford", "Cromer", "Davis", "Erickson", "Forrest", "G.M. Smith", "Gatch", "Gibson", "Gilliam", "Guest", "Haddon", "Hartnett", "Hiott", "Kilmartin", "Landing", "Leber", "Ligon", "Long", "M.M. Smith", "McCravy", "Mitchell", "Murphy", "Nutt", "O'Neal", "Oremus", "Pace", "Pope", "Robbins", "S. Jones", "Sandifer", "Taylor", "Trantham", "Vaughan", "W. Newton", "West", "Willis", "Yow"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 35
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vote_count: 20
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first_action: "2023-11-16"
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last_action: "2024-05-29"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/21d39eca-d671-48d8-b481-86739b7a65fd"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4624&session=125&summary=B"
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source_hash: "44760999eb4eb3b35b841e0633b88de082149fdf573cc66fa546fdfa4b327423"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
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---
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# South Carolina H 4624 (2023-2024) — Gender Reassignment Procedures
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING CHAPTER 42 TO TITLE 44 SO AS TO DEFINE GENDER, SEX, AND OTHER TERMS, TO PROHIBIT THE PROVISION OF GENDER TRANSITION PROCEDURES TO A PERSON UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE, TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS, TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS FOR GENDER TRANSITION PROCEDURES, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 59-32-36 SO AS TO PROHIBIT PUBLIC SCHOOL STAFF AND OFFICIALS FROM WITHHOLDING KNOWLEDGE OF A MINOR'S PERCEPTION OF THEIR GENDER FROM THE MINOR'S PARENTS, AMONG OTHER THINGS. - RATIFIED TITLE
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/bills/4624.htm)
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2. **01/10/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4624_20240110.htm)
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3. **01/17/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4624_20240117.htm)
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4. **03/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4624_20240305.htm)
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5. **03/06/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4624_20240306.htm)
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6. **05/02/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4624_20240502.htm)
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7. **05/07/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4624_20240507.htm)
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8. **11/16/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4624_20231116.htm)
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## Votes
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- Table Amendment 7 — **67–38** (pass) · lower
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- Concur in Senate Amendments — **67–26** (pass) · lower
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- Table Amendment 2 — **81–30** (pass) · lower
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- Table Amendment 6 — **80–29** (pass) · lower
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- Table Amendment 4 — **78–31** (pass) · lower
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- Passage of Bill — **82–23** (pass) · lower
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- Table Amendment 10 — **84–15** (pass) · lower
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- Cloture vote - Rule 15A — **21–18** (fail) · upper
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- Table Amendment 12 — **64–33** (pass) · lower
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- Table motion to commit to Judiciary — **80–26** (pass) · lower
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- Table Amendment 3 — **82–29** (pass) · lower
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- Rule 15 - Cloture — **26–13** (pass) · upper
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- Table Amendment 11 — **79–23** (pass) · lower
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- Table Amendment 9 — **79–26** (pass) · lower
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- Table Amendment 5 — **83–28** (pass) · lower
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- Adopt Amendment 14 — **83–20** (pass) · lower
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- to lay on the table — **23–17** (pass) · upper
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- 3rd Reading — **28–8** (pass) · upper
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- to lay on the table — **23–16** (pass) · upper
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- Table Amendment 13 — **72–24** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ballentine — primary (person)
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- Blackwell — primary (person)
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- Bradley — primary (person)
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- Brewer — primary (person)
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- Burns — primary (person)
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- Chapman — primary (person)
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- Chumley — primary (person)
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- Crawford — primary (person)
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- Cromer — primary (person)
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- Davis — primary (person)
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- Erickson — primary (person)
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- Forrest — primary (person)
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- G.M. Smith — primary (person)
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- Gatch — primary (person)
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- Gibson — primary (person)
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- Gilliam — primary (person)
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- Guest — primary (person)
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- Haddon — primary (person)
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- Hartnett — primary (person)
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- Hiott — primary (person)
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- Kilmartin — primary (person)
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- Landing — primary (person)
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- Leber — primary (person)
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- Ligon — primary (person)
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- Long — primary (person)
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- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
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- McCravy — primary (person)
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- Mitchell — primary (person)
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- Murphy — primary (person)
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- Nutt — primary (person)
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- O'Neal — primary (person)
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- Oremus — primary (person)
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- Pace — primary (person)
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- Pope — primary (person)
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- Robbins — primary (person)
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- S. Jones — primary (person)
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- Sandifer — primary (person)
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- Taylor — primary (person)
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- Trantham — primary (person)
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- Vaughan — primary (person)
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- W. Newton — primary (person)
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- West — primary (person)
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- Willis — primary (person)
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- Yow — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-11-16** Prefiled `filing`
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- **2023-11-16** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-09** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2024-01-09** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-09** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Long, Nutt, Haddon, Burns, Chumley, Murphy, Mitchell, Brewer, Robbins, Gatch, West, Gilliam, Cromer, Kilmartin, O'Neal, Yow, S.Jones
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- **2024-01-10** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Landing, Ballentine, Sandifer, Crawford, Guest
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- **2024-01-10** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-01-11** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Davis
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- **2024-01-11** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Willis, Ligon, Forrest
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- **2024-01-16** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pace
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- **2024-01-16** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hiott, McCravy, Harris, Magnuson, ONeal, Pope, Blackwell, Nutt, Guest, Hayes, Bauer, MM Smith, S Jones, Ott, Beach, Chapman, May, Cromer, Hadden, Robbins, Leber, Pace, Erickson, Gibson, Gilliam, Whilte, Hager, BL Cox
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- **2024-01-17** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton, Bradley, Erickson, Gibson, Blackwell, M.M.Smith
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- **2024-01-17** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-01-17** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-01-17** Roll call Yeas-82 Nays-23
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- **2024-01-18** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-01-18** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2024-01-18** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-05** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-06** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2024-04-25** Special order, set for Aprl 25, 2024
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- **2024-04-30** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-05-01** Debate interrupted
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- **2024-05-02** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-05-02** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-05-02** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-05-02** Roll call Ayes-28 Nays-8
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- **2024-05-07** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2024-05-08** Debate adjourned
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- **2024-05-09** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
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- **2024-05-09** Roll call Yeas-67 Nays-26
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- **2024-05-15** Ratified R 219
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- **2024-05-21** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-05-29** Effective date 05/21/24
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- **2024-05-29** Act No. 203
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/21d39eca-d671-48d8-b481-86739b7a65fd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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