South Carolina H 3294: Infant placement

Bill Text

South Carolina General Assembly

123rd Session, 2019-2020



H. 3294



STATUS INFORMATION



General Bill

Sponsors: Reps. Crawford, McCravy, Huggins, Burns, V.S. Moss, Long, G.R. Smith, Trantham, Fry, Norrell, Erickson and Clemmons

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Introduced in the House on January 8, 2019

Introduced in the Senate on March 6, 2019

Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Family and Veterans' Services



Summary: Infant placement





HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS



	Date	Body	Action Description with journal page number	

	12/18/2018	House	Prefiled

	12/18/2018	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary

	1/8/2019	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal‑page 160)

	1/8/2019	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal‑page 160)

	1/16/2019	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McCravy

	1/23/2019	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Huggins, Burns, V.S.Moss, Long

	1/31/2019	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: G.R.Smith

	2/5/2019	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Trantham

	2/27/2019	House	Committee report: Favorable Judiciary (House Journal‑page 43)

	2/28/2019	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Fry

	3/5/2019	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Norrell, Erickson

	3/5/2019	House	Read second time (House Journal‑page 9)

	3/5/2019	House	Roll call Yeas‑102  Nays‑0 (House Journal‑page 9)

	3/5/2019	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Clemmons

	3/6/2019	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal‑page 6)

	3/6/2019	House	Roll call Yeas‑101  Nays‑0 (House Journal‑page 7)

	3/6/2019	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal‑page 5)

	3/6/2019	Senate	Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services (Senate Journal‑page 5)



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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL



12/18/2018

2/27/2019





Indicates Matter Stricken

Indicates New Matter



COMMITTEE REPORT

February 27, 2019



	H. 3294



Introduced by Reps. Crawford, McCravy, Huggins, Burns, V.S. Moss, Long, G.R. Smith and Trantham



S. Printed 2/27/19--H.

Read the first time January 8, 2019.

            



THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

	To whom was referred a Bill (H. 3294) to amend Section 63‑7‑40, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the placement of infants at designated locations without criminal liability, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

	That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:



PETER M. MCCOY, JR. for Committee.

            





















A BILL



TO AMEND SECTION 63‑7‑40, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PLACEMENT OF INFANTS AT DESIGNATED LOCATIONS WITHOUT CRIMINAL LIABILITY, SO AS TO ALLOW THE PLACEMENT OF AN INFANT NOT MORE THAN ONE YEAR OLD AT A SAFE HAVEN AND TO CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF “INFANT”.



Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:



SECTION	1.	Section 63‑7‑40(G) and (J) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:



	“(G)	A person who leaves an infant at a safe haven or directs another person to do so must not be prosecuted for any criminal offense on account of such action if:

		(1)	the person is a parent of the infant or is acting at the direction of a parent;

		(2)	the person leaves the infant in the physical custody of a staff member or an employee of the safe haven; and

		(3)	the infant is not more than sixty days one year old or the infant is reasonably determined by the hospital or hospital outpatient facility to be not more than sixty days one year old.

	This subsection does not apply to prosecution for the infliction of any harm upon the infant other than the harm inherent in abandonment.



	(J)	For purposes of this section:

		(1)	‘infant’ means a person not more than sixty days one year old; and

		(2)	‘safe haven’ means a hospital or hospital outpatient facility, a law enforcement agency, a fire station, an emergency medical services station, or any staffed house of worship during hours when the facility is staffed.”



SECTION	2.	This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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