Bill > H4757

Introduced Session

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "parental Rights Act" By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 28, Title 59, To Affirm And Enumerate The Fundamental Rights Of Parents To Direct The Upbringing, Education, Healthcare, And General Welfare Of Their Children, To Require The State Board Of Education To Adopt Minimum Standards To Implement Parental Rights And A Related Model Parental Rights Policy, To Provide Local Education Agencies Shall Adopt And Implement Related Policies, To Establish Administrative Procedures For The Investigation And Resolution Of Alleged Violations, To Provide For A Limited Private Cause Of Action Upon Exhaustion Of Administrative Remedies, And To Define Necessary Terms, Among Other Things; By Amending Section 63-5-340, Relating To Minor Consent For Health Services, So As To Clarify, Strengthen, And Expand Requirements For Parental Consent For Nonemergency Medical Treatment Of Minors, To Provide Procedures And Remedies For Violations Alleged By Parents, And To Define Necessary Terms, Among Other Things; By Repealing Section 63-5-350 Relating To Furnishing Health Services To Minors Without Parental Consent; By Designating The Existing Provisions Of Chapter 28, Title 59 As "general Provisions"; And By Repealing Section 63-5-370 Relating To Certain Consent Not Being Subject To Disaffirmance.

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Tommy Pope (R)*,  William Bailey (R),  Phillip Bowers (R),  Jeff Bradley (R),  Gary Brewer (R),  Micah Caskey (R),  Don Chapman (R),  Bill Chumley (R),  Heather Crawford (R),  April Cromer (R),  Sylleste Davis (R),  Adam Duncan (R),  Sarita Edgerton (R),  Shannon Erickson (R),  Cal Forrest (R),  Craig Gagnon (R),  Gil Gatch (R),  Doug Gilliam (R),  Thomas Lee Gilreath (R),  Val Guest (R),  Brandon Guffey (R),  Patrick Haddon (R),  Kevin Hardee (R),  Tom Hartnett (R),  Charles Hartz (R),  Bill Herbkersman (R),  Lee Hewitt (R),  Davey Hiott (R),  Bill Hixon (R),  Harriet Holman (R),  Jay Kilmartin (R),  John Lastinger (R),  Brian Lawson (R),  Randy Ligon (R),  Steven Long (R),  Phillip Lowe (R),  Josiah Magnuson (R),  David Martin (R),  John McCravy (R),  Tim McGinnis (R),  Cody Mitchell (R),  Dianne Mitchell (R),  Travis Moore (R),  Brandon Newton (R),  Weston Newton (R),  Melissa Oremus (R),  Fawn Pedalino (R),  Robby Robbins (R),  Blake Sanders (R),  Carla Schuessler (R),  Heath Sessions (R),  Mark Smith (R),  Murrell Smith (R),  Bill Taylor (R),  James Teeple (R),  Jackie Terribile (R),  David Vaughan (R),  Joe White (R),  Bill Whitmire (R),  Paul Wickensimer (R),  Mark Willis (R),  Chris Wooten (R),  Richie Yow (R), 

Referred to Committee on Education (on 02/24/2026)

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