Press Release 12/8/20
Members of the SC Family Caucus plan to pre-file a slate of legislation for the 2021-22 session to protect and strengthen the family. Many of these bills will be pre-filed tomorrow. The SC Family Caucus was organized in 2017 and has grown to a respectable 39 members. Below is a summary of some of these bills.
- SC Stands for Life Act (McCravy in House, Garrett in Senate)
- This omnibus pro-life bill includes
- the Heartbeat Bill,
- the Dismemberment Bill,
- Informed Consent on Chemical abortions, and a “trigger law” that bans abortion when Roe v. Wade is overturned by SCOTUS.
- This bill is co-sponsored by every member of the Family Caucus and has a total of 63 co-sponsors.
- This omnibus pro-life bill includes
- Religion is Essential Act (Yow)
- Prevents future shut downs of churches in emergencies.
- Protect Women Sports Act (Trantham)
- This act ensures that in women’s sports, biological females compete against biological females, not biological males
- FORUM Act (Garry Smith)
- Protects students’ rights at colleges and universities to exercise free speech on campus
- Medical Ethics and Diversity Act (Willis)
- Protects students, hospitals and health care workers from discrimination for exercising their religious right to opt out of participating in abortion related matters.
- Fallen First Responders Survivors Advocate (McCravy)
- Establishes a position to help the families of fallen first responders with advice and counsel concerning benefits, insurance etc.
- Elder Abuse Act (Smith)
- Sets up a registry for offenders and strengthens law to protect the elderly from abuse.
- National Motto Act (Burns)
- Requires the posting of the National Motto—“In God We Trust” in public schools.
- AP Testing Inclusivity (McCravy)
- Requires public school districts to allow home school students to participate in AP testing.
- Vaccine Freedom Act (Chumley)
- Prevents discrimination against those who choose not to take the Covid vaccine
- Eliminate the Marriage Penalty in SC Act (McCravy, House; Garrett, Senate)
- South Carolina is one of only 15 states that continue to penalize taxpayers with a higher tax when they get married and file jointly as opposed to filing single.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FAMILY CAUCUS CALL REP. JOHN MCCRAVY (864-396-3110).
FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT A PARTICULAR BILL PLEASE CONTACT THE REPRESENTATIVE OR SENATOR INDICATED AS THE PRIMARY SPONSOR ABOVE.