2025-2026 Regular SessionSouth Carolina Legislature

S0385: Women's Childbirth Alternatives, Resources, and Education Act

Legislative Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "women's Childbirth Alternatives, Resources, And Education (care) Act" By Adding Article 21, Chapter 13 To Title 24 So As To Provide For Pregnancy Testing Of Certain Women After Admission To Certain Incarceration Facilities, The Supervised Preincarceration Probation Of Pregnant Women Under Certain Circumstances, The Self Surrender Of Women Serving Preincarceration Terms Of Probation Twelve Weeks After The Birth Of Their Children, Criminal Penalties For Failure To Surrender, Procedures For Women To Follow If They Lose Their Pregnancies While On Preincarceration Probation, And Certain Reporting Requirements.

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Bill History

2/26/2025
Introduced and read first time
Senate
2/26/2025
Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology
Senate

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/26/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Corrections and Penology(Senate)

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Tameika Devine
Democrat

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text2/26/202512.4 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/24/2025167.2 KB