SCBaptist FINAL LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FOR THE 2024 SESSION As expected, the last week of the 2024 Legislative session produced a flurry of bills that moved back and forth between the Senate and the House. The final results reflect a good session for the passage of conservative legislation and for the defeat of harmful bills that
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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Tomorrow begins the final three days of the 2024 Legislative Session. Any bill that fails to pass by 5:00pm on Thursday, May 9 will have to start over during the 2025 session. On Thursday of last week, late in the session the Do No Harm bill passed the Senate! The vote was 27-8,
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SCBC LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Wednesday, May 1, 2024 Good news this week from the State House. H4624 (Do No Harm) made it to the Senate floor. The Senate gave the bill second reading and began debate before having to adjourn so many of the members could attend a Judiciary Committee meeting. The bill will be taken
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SCBC LEGISLATIVE UPDATE4/24/2024 The 2024 South Carolina Legislative Session will end two weeks from this Thursday. This week the Senate is hard at work on the budget, but beginning this Tuesday, April 30,legislation that has languished will be rushed to the floor for the final two weeks.  The good news is, H4624, the Do No Harm bill
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SCBC ACTION ALERT PLEASE CONTACT SENATORS ON THE JUDICARY COMMITTEE This Wednesday afternoon, April 17, the Senate Judiciary Committee will consider H4231 (Sunday Alcohol Sales). I realize Blue Laws are part of a lost era where our culture had broad agreement that Sunday is to be a sacred day of worship and rest. I imagine
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SCBC PUBLIC POLICY ALERT Pastors Encouraged to Attend Statehouse Rally for Judicial Reform One of the resolutions passed by the South Carolina Baptist Convention in November of 2023 urged our legislators to pass a bill that would reform the appointment process for judges. Concerning the need for judicial reform, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson
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Last week, it looked as if the SC Senate was poised to pass HB4624 banning all gender reassignment procedures (puberty blockers, cross hormone treatments, gender reassignment surgery) for minors. Now, it looks like the bill might be in jeopardy of not coming to the floor for a vote. There are other bills that have moved ahead
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Tony Beam was elected as vice chair to the board of trustees for the Ethics & Religions Liberty Commission of the SBC. The unanimous vote to elect all the new officers took place during the ERLC meeting in Nashville, Tennessee on September 13th. Beam currently serves as Director of Church & Community Engagement at North
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SOUTH CAROLINA BAPTIST CONVENTION OFFICE OF PUBLIC POLICY URGENT PRO-LIFE UPDATE Earlier today, the South Carolina Supreme Court released their decision on the Fetal Heartbeat Bill. In a strong 4-1 vote, the Court upheld the constitutionality of the Heartbeat Bill and voided the stay that was in place preventing the law from taking effect. Staring
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SCBAPTIST CONVENTION OFFICE OF PUBLIC POLICYLEGISLATIVE UPDATE6/21/2023 HEARTBEAT BILL AT THE SC SUPREME COURT As I am sure you know, the hard fought battle over the Heartbeat Bill cannot be considered won until the S.C. Supreme Court weighs in. On May 25, Gov. Henry McMaster signed the Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act (S474)
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