H 4691 General Bill, By M.M. Smith, Pope, Guffey, Nutt, Taylor, Hartnett, Leber, Vaughan, Haddon, Chumley, Beach, Kilmartin, Oremus, O'Neal, West, Gilliam, Long, Cromer, Trantham, Burns, McCravy, S. Jones, White, Magnuson, Harris, Pace and T. Moore
Similar (S 0234, S 0743, H 3197, H 3485)
Summary: Parental Rights and Responsibilities
    A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING CHAPTER 23 TO TITLE 63 SO AS TO RECOGNIZE THAT PARENTS HAVE THE ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITY TO DIRECT THE UPBRINGING, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, AND MENTAL HEALTH OF THEIR CHILDREN; TO PROHIBIT THE STATE FROM SUBSTANTIALLY BURDENING THOSE PARENTAL RIGHTS AND TO REQUIRE THE STATE TO OBTAIN PARENTAL CONSENT IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO CREATE A CAUSE OF ACTION FOR VIOLATION OF THE CHAPTER; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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12/14/23	House	Prefiled
12/14/23	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/09/24	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 124)
01/09/24	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 124)
01/09/24	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Vaughan, Long, Haddon, Chumley, Beach, Kilmartin, Cromer, Oremus, O'Neal, West, Gilliam
01/10/24		Scrivener's error corrected
01/17/24	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Trantham, Burns
01/18/24	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McCravy
01/18/24		Scrivener's error corrected
02/28/24	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: S.Jones, White, Magnuson, Harris, Pace, T.Moore