South CarolinaAbortion-Inducing Drugs
What it does
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 8 TO CHAPTER 41, TITLE 44 SO AS TO CREATE CRIMES AND ASSOCIATED PENALTIES REGARDING THE USE OF ABORTION-INDUCING DRUGS, WITH EXCEPTIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 44-53-250, RELATING TO SCHEDULE IV CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, SO AS TO ADD MIFEPRISTONE AND MISOPROSTOL; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 44-53-370, RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE OFFENSES AND PENALTIES, SO AS TO CREATE CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR POSSESSION OF MIFEPRISTONE AND MISOPROSTOL, WITH EXCEPTIONS.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 7Committee report: Favorable Medical AffairsLatest
- May 7Polled out of committee Medical Affairs
- Feb 5Scrivener's error corrected
- Vote recorded Passage of Bill. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on Medical AffairsMinor
- Feb 5Introduced and read first timeMinor
- Feb 5Roll call Yeas-76 Nays-28
- Feb 5Read third time and sent to SenatePassed 1st Chamber
- Feb 4Roll call Yeas-81 Nays-31
- Vote recorded Table Amendment 12. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Table Amendment 5. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Table Amendment 7. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Table Amendment 8. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Table Amendment 16. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Table Amendment 11. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Table Amendment 17. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Table Amendment 9. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Table Amendment 15. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Table Amendment 18. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Table Amendment 3. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Table Amendment 10. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Passage of Bill. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Table Amendment 6. Result: fail.Lower
- Vote recorded Table Amendment 2. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4Read second timeMinor
- Feb 4AmendedMajor
- Jan 29Scrivener's error corrected
- Jan 29Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hiott, Kirby, Edgerton, Magnuson, Calhoon, Ford, Cromer, Harris, Cobb-Hunter, Bamberg, Rivers, Gilliard, Waters, Whitmire, Henderson-Myers, Grant, Rose, Weeks
- Jan 28Committee report: Favorable with amendment JudiciaryMinor
- Jan 28Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Burns
- Jan 20Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bowers, White
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Jan 13Introduced and read first timeMinor
- 2025
- Dec 16Referred to Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Dec 16PrefiledIntroduced