Gender Reassignment Procedures
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING CHAPTER 42 TO TITLE 44 SO AS TO DEFINE GENDER, SEX, AND OTHER TERMS, TO PROHIBIT THE PROVISION OF GENDER TRANSITION PROCEDURES TO A PERSON UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE, TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS, TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS FOR GENDER TRANSITION PROCEDURES, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 59-32-36 SO AS TO PROHIBIT PUBLIC SCHOOL STAFF AND OFFICIALS FROM WITHHOLDING KNOWLEDGE OF A MINOR'S PERCEPTION OF THEIR GENDER FROM THE MINOR'S PARENTS, AMONG OTHER THINGS. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed May 21, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 2, 2024 · House Jan 17, 2024
How they voted
28–8
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 39
May 2, 2024
D
Democratic8
87% Nay
I
Independent1
100% Nay
R
Republican30
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
10
Committee
5
Amendments
3
May 21, 2024
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
May 2, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
May 2, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 2, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs
upper
Jan 18, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
upper
Jan 18, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Jan 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Jan 17, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (83-18-20)
house
Jan 10, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Nov 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
44 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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April Cromer
RRepublican
P
Ashley Trantham
RRepublican
P
Bart Blackwell
RRepublican
P
Bill Chumley
RRepublican
P
Bill Sandifer
RRepublican
P
Bill Taylor
RRepublican
P
Cal Forrest
RRepublican
P
Chris Murphy
RRepublican
P
Cody Mitchell
RRepublican
P
Daniel Gibson
RRepublican
P
Davey Hiott
RRepublican
P
David O'Neal
RRepublican
P
David Vaughan
RRepublican
P
Don Chapman
RRepublican
P
Doug Gilliam
RRepublican
P
Gary Brewer
RRepublican
P
Gil Gatch
RRepublican
P
Heather Crawford
RRepublican
P
Jay Kilmartin
RRepublican
P
Jay West
RRepublican
P
Jeff Bradley
RRepublican
P
John McCravy
RRepublican
P
Jordan Pace
RRepublican
P
Kathy Landing
RRepublican
P
Mark Smith
RRepublican
P
Mark Willis
RRepublican
P
Matt Leber
RRepublican
P
Melissa Oremus
RRepublican
P
Mike Burns
RRepublican
P
Murrell Smith
RRepublican
P
Nathan Ballentine
RRepublican
P
Patrick Haddon
RRepublican
P
Randy Ligon
RRepublican
P
Richie Yow
RRepublican
P
Robby Robbins
RRepublican
P
Roger Nutt
RRepublican
P
Shannon Erickson
RRepublican
P
Steven Long
RRepublican
P
Stewart Jones
RRepublican
P
Sylleste Davis
RRepublican
P
Tom Hartnett
RRepublican
P
Tommy Pope
RRepublican
P
Val Guest
RRepublican
P
Weston Newton
RRepublican
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