Safety in Private Spaces Act
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "safety In Private Spaces Act" By Adding Chapter 79 To Title 39 So As To Provide That A Covered Entity That Maintains A Water Closet Or Changing Facility Must Have Facilities For The Exclusive Use Of Males And Facilities For The Exclusive Use Of Females Or A Unisex Facility, To Provide Exceptions, And To Provide Reporting Requirements.
Selected quotes
The General Assembly finds that females and males should be provided restrooms and changing facilities for their exclusive use in order to maintain public safety, decency, and decorum. [...] "Female" means a person belonging, at birth, to the biological sex which has the specific reproductive role of producing eggs. [...] "Male" means a person belonging, at birth, to the biological sex which has the specific reproductive role of producing sperm.
Legislative Session
125th General Assembly
Sponsors
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2024-01-18 | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McCravy |
| 2024-01-09 | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Haddon, Burns, Chumley, Nutt |
| 2024-01-09 | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2024-01-09 | Introduced and read first time |
| 2023-12-20 | Scrivener's error corrected |
| 2023-11-16 | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2023-11-16 | Prefiled |