Birth certificates prepared after a paternity determination
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-17-70, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO COURT ORDERS DETERMINING THAT A PUTATIVE FATHER IS THE LEGAL FATHER, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT THE CHILD'S BIRTH CERTIFICATE BE AMENDED AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; TO AMEND SECTION 44-63-163, RELATING TO BIRTH CERTIFICATES PREPARED AFTER A PATERNITY DETERMINATION, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-1-310, RELATING TO THE MATERNAL MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY REVIEW COMMITTEE, SO AS TO CHANGE THE OPERATION OF THE COMMITTEE BY ASSIGNING CERTAIN RESPONSIBILITIES TO STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, TO PROVIDE FUNDING CONTINGENCIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Jan 8, 2019
Signed May 16, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 24, 2019 · House May 7, 2019
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 37
Jan 24, 2019
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican23
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Amendments
4
May 16, 2019
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
May 9, 2019
Introduced
Returned to House with amendments
upper
May 9, 2019
Amended
House amendment amended
upper
May 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
lower
May 7, 2019
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 7, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (90-0-14)
house
May 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
lower
Jan 30, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Jan 30, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Jan 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Jan 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Jan 24, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (35-0-2)
senate
Jan 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
upper
Jan 9, 2019
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Shealy, Young
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 12, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brad Hutto
DDemocratic
P
Darrell Jackson
DDemocratic
P
Katrina Shealy
RRepublican
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