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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

H 3119: Blood and Organ Donation

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

H 3119 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina House on December 5, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Blood and Organ Donation. Primary sponsor: Mike Burns (Republican), Josiah Magnuson (Republican), Sarita Edgerton (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 12, 2025): Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Edgerton.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 44-43-15 SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT DONATED BLOOD, OTHER HUMAN TISSUE, OR ORGANS BE TESTED FOR THE PRESENCE OF CERTAIN CONTAMINANTS AND LABELED ACCORDINGLY BEFORE DISTRIBUTION FOR USE IN TRANSFUSIONS OR TRANSPLANTATIONS, TO ALLOW PATIENTS TO DECLINE CONTAMINATED DONATED PRODUCTS WITHOUT PENALTY, TO CREATE A CIVIL PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE SECTION, TO PROVIDE LIMITED IMMUNITY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mike BurnsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Josiah MagnusonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Sarita EdgertonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse34

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Edgerton
  2. Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
  3. Introduced and read first time
  4. Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
  5. Prefiled

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source