SC H5401 | 2021-2022 | 124th General Assembly

South Carolina House Bill 5401 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on May 12 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-05-12 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Section 16-3-100 So As To Enact The "personhood Act Of South Carolina", To Establish That The Right To Life For Each Born And Preborn Human Being Vests At Fertilization And That The Rights Of Due Process And Equal Protection, Guaranteed By Section 3, Article I Of The Constitution Of This State Vest At Fertilization For Each Born And Preborn Human Being; And To Repeal Chapter 41 Of Title 44 Relating To Abortion.

Title

Personhood Act of SC

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-05-12	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2022-05-12	House	Introduced and read first time

Same As/Similar To

S0381 (Similar To) 2021-01-12 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
S1335 (Similar To) 2022-05-12 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
H3568 (Similar To) 2022-02-16 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White

Code Citations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	3	100	(n/a)	See Bill Text

South Carolina State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5401&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/5401_20220512.htm