A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-40, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PLACEMENT OF INFANTS AT DESIGNATED LOCATIONS WITHOUT CRIMINAL LIABILITY, SO AS TO ALLOW THE PLACEMENT OF AN INFANT NOT MORE THAN ONE YEAR OLD AT A SAFE HAVEN AND TO CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF "INFANT".
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
House Passage
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2017
Last action Mar 29, 2017
Floor votes · House Mar 23, 2017
How they voted
100–0
Passed · 18 other
Total votes 118
Mar 23, 2017
D
Democratic42
83% Yea
R
Republican76
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Mar 29, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on General
upper
Mar 29, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Mar 24, 2017
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Mar 23, 2017
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (100-0-18)
house
Mar 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
lower
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Dec 15, 2016
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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