South Carolina House Bill 3257

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Pending: House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Sections 38-63-120, 38-65-140, 38-71-300, And 38-72-120 All So As To Define Terms And To Prohibit Certain Insurers From Canceling, Limiting, Or Denying Coverage, Or Establishing Differentials In Premium Rates Based Upon Genetic Information; And To Amend Section 38-71-105, Relating To Disability Income Insurance, So As To Provide Insurers That Issue Disability Income Insurance Policies In This State May Not Decline Or Limit Such Coverage Or Discriminate In The Offering, Issuance, Cancellation Of Such Coverage, Among Other Things, Based Solely On Genetic Information Of The Prospective Insured.

Genetic protections in insurance policies

Rep. Thomas Pope [R]

Rep. William Chumley [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-14	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2025-01-14	House	Introduced and read first time
2024-12-05	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2024-12-05	House	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
38	63	120	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	65	140	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	71	105	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	71	300	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	72	120	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3257&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3257_20241205.htm