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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3093 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20010109 Primary Sponsor:Campsen All Sponsors:Campsen, Altman, Simrill, Harrison, Owens, Robinson, Easterday, Haskins, Loftis, Coates Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\nbd\11017ac01.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Date of Last Amendment:20010517 Subject:Condoms, contraceptives; DHEC not to distribute to minors if parent registered in data base; Medical, Health History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20020425 Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep. Coates House 20020424 Recommitted to Committee 25 HJ House 20020417 Debate adjourned until Wednesday, 20020424 House 20020417 Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep. Loftis House 20020307 Debate adjourned until Sunday, 20020414 House 20020220 Debate adjourned until Thursday, 20020307 House 20020115 Debate adjourned until Wednesday, 20020206 House 20020110 Debate adjourned until Tuesday, 20020115 House 20020109 Debate adjourned until Thursday, 20020110 House 20020108 Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep. Haskins House 20010523 Debate adjourned until Tuesday, 20020108 House 20010517 Amended, debate interrupted House 20010425 Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep. Easterday House 20010424 Request for debate by Representative J.E. Smith Mack J. Brown Easterday Campsen Scarborough Altman Emory J. Hines Tripp Perry Davenport Leach Miller Jennings Cobb-Hunter Govan Lourie Scott Lloyd Breeland Gourdine House 20010424 Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep. Robinson House 20010418 Committee report: Favorable with 25 HJ amendment House 20010109 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee House 20001206 Prefiled, referred to Committee 25 HJ Versions of This Bill Revised on April 18, 2001 - Word format Revised on May 17, 2001 - Word format
AMENDED--NOT PRINTED IN THE HOUSE
Amt. No. 1 (Doc. Name Council\nbd\amend\11491ac01)
May 17, 2001
H. 3093
Introduced by Reps. Campsen, Altman, Simrill, Harrison, Owens, Robinson and Easterday
S. Printed 4/18/01--H.
Read the first time January 9, 2001.
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-1-115 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL TO DEVELOP A DATA BASE IN WHICH A PARENT, LEGAL GUARDIAN, OR ONE ACTING EN LOCO PARENTIS CAN REGISTER WITH THE DEPARTMENT PROHIBITING THE DEPARTMENT OR ANOTHER AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE FROM PROVIDING CONDOMS OR OTHER CONTRACEPTIVES TO THEIR CHILDREN AND TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO PUBLISH AND DISTRIBUTE INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS REGISTRATION; AND BY ADDING SECTION 44-1-117 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, ANOTHER STATE AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT, OR A PERSON ACTING ON THEIR BEHALF, FROM DISTRIBUTING CONDOMS OR OTHER TYPES OF CONTRACEPTIVES TO A PERSON UNDER SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE IF THE PARENT, LEGAL GUARDIAN, OR ONE ACTING EN LOCO PARENTIS HAS REGISTERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT PROHIBITING SUCH DISTRIBUTION TO THEIR CHILD.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 44-1-115. (A) The Department of Health and Environmental Control shall develop a data base in which a parent, legal guardian, or one acting en loco parentis to a child under sixteen years of age may register in writing with the department prohibiting the department or another agency or department of the State from providing condoms or other types of contraceptives to their child.
The department shall publish and distribute informational brochures to schools, physicians, and health agencies and facilities which include procedures for registration, and shall provide access to this information to another department or agency of the State that provides condoms or other contraceptives to minors."
SECTION 2. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 44-1-117. Notwithstanding another provision of law, the Department of Health and Environmental Control, another state agency or department, or a person acting on behalf of an agency or department may not distribute condoms or other types of contraceptives to a person under sixteen years of age if the child's parent, legal guardian, or one acting en loco parentis has registered with the Department of Health and Environmental Control in accordance with Section 44-1-115."
SECTION 3. This act may be cited as the 'South Carolina Parental Reproductive Rights Act'.
SECTION 4. This act takes effect January 1, 2002.
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