South Carolina Advocacy

Welcome to the National Vaccine Information Center South Carolina State Team page. This page, along with the email updates you will receive, will help keep you informed of what you can do in your state to help you protect and expand your rights to informed consent to vaccination.

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Action Needed Now

There are no active action alerts at this time, but please check back soon.

Bills to Watch

The following table lists the active bills of interest for all states.

State Bill Number Date Position Title Status
SC H.3693 2023-06-14 SUPPORT Prohibits the state or political subdivision from developing or enforcing a vaccine passport for COVID-19 Status: Referred to House Judiciary Committee on 1/12/, session adjourned 6/14/2023, bills carryover to 2024

Action: Contact House Judiciary Committee Members, your Representative and Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
SC H.3536 2023-06-14 SUPPORT Allows compensation for all adverse health conditions or death as a result COVID-19 vaccination mandated by an employer or government Status: Referred to House Judiciary Committee on 12/15/2022, session adjourned 6/14/2023, bills carryover to 2024

Action: Contact House Judiciary Committee members, your Representative, & Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
SC H.3485/S.743 2023-06-14 SUPPORT Enacts the Families Rights and Responsibilities Act, requires any person administering a vaccine to a child to obtain the consent of a parent Status: H.3485 referred House Judiciary Committee on 1/10/2023|S.743 referred Senate Family & Veterans' Services Committee 4/19/2023, bills carryover to 2024

Action: Contact House Judiciary & Senate Family & Veterans' Services Committee Members, your Representative, & Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
SC H.4184 2023-06-14 WATCH Prohibits higher education students from participating in study abroad programs with stricter COVID-19 vaccination requirements than itself Status: Referred to House Committee on Education & Public Works on 3/28/2023, session adjourned 6/14/2023, bills carryover to 2024

Action: Contact House Committee on Education and Public Works Members, your Representative, & Senator with your concerns
SC S.56 2023-06-14 SUPPORT Allows compensation for all adverse health conditions or death as a result COVID-19 vaccination mandated by an employer or government Status: Prefiled and referred to Senate Judiciary Committee on 11/20/2022, session adjourned 6/14/2023, bills carryover to 2024

Action: Contact Senate Judiciary Committee Members, your Senator, & Representative, ask them to SUPPORT
SC H.3988/S.505 2023-06-14 OPPOSE Removes prohibition on pharmacy technicians to give vaccines and authorizes them to do so, requires only 1 hour of training Status: H.3988 referred House Medical, Military, Public & Municipal Affairs Comm 2/16/23|S.505 referred Senate Medical Affairs 2/8/23, bills carryover to 2024

Action: Contact Committee Members of House Medical, Military, Public & Municipal Affairs, & Senate Medical Affairs, your Representative/Senator ask to OPPOSE
SC S. 802 2023-06-14 SUPPORT Requires vaccinations be voluntary during public health emergency, changes isolation/quarantine to be recommended - not forced, protects health data Status: Referred to Senate Committee on Medical Affairs on 5/11/2023, session adjourned 6/14/2023, bills carryover to 2024

Action: Contact Senate Committee on Medical Affairs Members, your Senator, & Representative, ask to SUPPORT
SC H.4083 2023-06-14 SUPPORT Removes expiration date of 12/31/2023 from law passed in 2022 prohibits COVID vaccine mandates & discrimination Status: Introduced and referred to the House Judiciary Committee on 3/7/2023, session adjourned 6/14/2023, bills carryover to 2024

Action: Contact House Judiciary Committee Members, your Representative and Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
SC H.3197/S.234 2023-01-10 SUPPORT Enacts Parental Bill of Rights prohibiting health services to children without parental consent, raises medical minor consent from 16 to 18 Status: H.3197 referred to House Judiciary Committee on 1/10/2023 |S.234 referred to Senate Family & Veterans' Services Committee 1/10/2023, carryover to 2024

Action: Contact House Judiciary & Senate Family & Veterans' Services Committee Members, your Representative, & Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
SC H.3283 2022-12-08 SUPPORT Prohibits any public school or any other institution that receives public funds from requiring Covid-19 vaccinations for student attendance Status: Prefiled & referred to House Committee on Education & Public Works on 12/8/2022, session adjourned 6/14/2023, bills carryover to 2024

Action: Contact House Committee on Education & Public Works Members, your Representative, &Senator, ask them to support H.3283

Announcements

The following table lists postings about events, initiatives, people, and pretty much anything related to protecting and expanding your rights!

State Title
SC 2023-12-01 11/20/2022 South Carolina 2022 Legislative Summary
SC 2021-11-04 SC Executive Order 2021-38: Federal COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Response and Prohibiting State Mandates
SC 2021-05-11 SC Executive Order 2021-23: No Government COVID-19 Vaccine Passports