South Carolina Senate Bill 54

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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 Medical Affairs
Pending: Senate Medical Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "medical Informed Consent Act"; By Adding Section 16-17-780 So As To Provide That It Is Unlawful For Any Person, Corporation, Higher Learning Institution, Or The State To Implement A Vaccine Mandate And To Provide Penalties; By Adding Section 41-1-55 So As To Prohibit Employers From Taking Adverse Action Against Individuals Who Decline To Receive A Vaccine And To Provide Penalties; By Amending Section 40-43-86, Relating To Facility Requirements For Pharmacies And Prescription Drug Orders, So As To Provide Conditions Under Which A Pharmacist May Refuse To Fill A Prescription; By Amending Section 44-1-100, Relating To Assistance From Peace And Health Officers, So As To Remove The Provision That The Public Safety Authority May Request Assistance From The State National Guard In Enforcing Quarantine Measures; By Amending Section 44-4-130, Relating To Public Health Definitions, So As To Provide Definitions Of "gene Therapy" And "vaccine" And To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 44-4-510, Relating To Physical Examinations And Isolation Or Quarantine Of Persons Refusing Examination, So As To Provide That The Department May Isolate A Symptomatic Person Or Person Who Has Been Exposed To The Contagious Disease For Which A Public Health Emergency Has Been Declared; By Amending Section 44-4-520, Relating To Vaccinations And Treatment, So As To Provide That The Department Must Monitor The Safety And Efficacy Of Vaccines, Tests, And Treatments; By Amending Section 44-4-530, Relating To Isolation And Quarantine Of Individuals Or Groups, As Well As Penalties For Noncompliance, So As To Provide A Time Limit Of Twenty-one Days For A Quarantined Asymptomatic Person; By Amending Section 44-4-540, Relating To Isolation And Quarantine Procedures, So As To Change Procedures; And By Amending Section 44-4-570, Relating To Emergency Powers Regarding Licensing Of Health Personnel, So As To Remove The Requirement That State Health Care Providers Assist In The Performance Of Vaccinations As A Condition Of Licensure.

Medical Informed Consent

Sen. Shane Martin [R]

Sen. Rex Rice [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-14	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
2025-01-14	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2024-12-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
2024-12-11	Senate	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	17	780	(n/a)	See Bill Text
40	43	86	(n/a)	See Bill Text
41	1	55	(n/a)	See Bill Text
44	1	100	(n/a)	See Bill Text
44	4	130	(n/a)	See Bill Text
44	4	510	(n/a)	See Bill Text
44	4	520	(n/a)	See Bill Text
44	4	530	(n/a)	See Bill Text
44	4	540	(n/a)	See Bill Text
44	4	570	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0054&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/54_20241211.htm