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S Carolina lawmakers again reject transgender athletes ban JEFFREY COLLINS, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail Alabama Rep. Neil Rafferty speaks in support of transgender rights during a rally outside the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. (Jake Crandall/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)Jake Crandall/AP COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A committee in the South Carolina House on Tuesday rejected for a second time a proposal that would have prevented transgender stude...

A committee in the South Carolina House on Tuesday rejected for a second time a proposal that would have prevented transgender students from playing on girls' sports teams in middle and high school.

Bookmark Article GOP state lawmakers in South Carolina tried – and failed – twice to ban trans teens from school sports. (Stock photograph via Elements Envato) For the second time in a month, South Carolina lawmakers have rejected a bill that would have banned trans girls from competing in high school sports. In a narrow vote, the state’s House Judiciary Committee voted 13-11 against the bill, H4153. It was sponsored by 55 Republicans and two Democrats. The very same committee had consid...

South Carolina lawmakers reject transgender athletes ban -- again A committee in the South Carolina House has rejected for a second time a proposal that would have prevented transgender students from playing on girls’ sports teams in middle and high school. Share Updated: 7:46 AM EDT Apr 28, 2021 Associated Press South Carolina lawmakers reject transgender athletes ban -- again A committee in the South Carolina House has rejected for a second time a proposal that would h...

A committee in the South Carolina House on Tuesday rejected for a second time a proposal that would have prevented transgender students from playing on girls’ sports teams in middle and high school.

The Kansas Legislature passed it, but the governor vetoed the bill, saying the measure was a jobs killer that harms children. That was part of the argument against the latest South Carolina proposal. Opponents said the state might lose businesses that are considering moving in or expanding. They said South Carolina also risked losing NCAA tournaments and championships like they did for the 15 years starting in 2000 when the Confederate flag was moved from the Capitol dome to the Statehouse lawn...

SC hate crimes bill closer to becoming law after passing in House Julia Kauffman Replay Video The South Carolina House has passed a bill that could increase penalties for violent hate crimes.  The vote brings South Carolina one step closer to adopting a hate crime law – its currently one of only three states without one.  The hate crimes bill, H. 3096, has bipartisan support and passed 71-28 in the House Thursday. If it becomes law, people who commit violent hate crimes coul...

SC rep. says he will not ‘bow down to the Left’ on Hate Crime bill The bill passed the SC House on Wednesday. Rep. Victor Dabney, R-Camden (Source: SC State House) By Laurel Mallory | April 7, 2021 at 4:56 PM EDT - Updated April 7 at 9:03 PM COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A South Carolina State Representative from Kershaw County has come under fire after a post on Facebook explaining why he voted against the state’s Hate Crime Bill. Some in the General Assembly are calling for him...

SC rep. says he will not ‘bow down to the Left’ on Hate Crime bill The bill passed the SC House on Wednesday. Rep. Victor Dabney, R-Camden (Source: SC State House) By Laurel Mallory | April 7, 2021 at 4:56 PM EDT - Updated April 7 at 9:03 PM COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A South Carolina State Representative from Kershaw County has come under fire after a post on Facebook explaining why he voted against the state’s Hate Crime Bill. Some in the General Assembly are calling for him...

Sexual orientation back in South Carolina hate crime bill March 16, 2021 at 4:33 pm COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A group of South Carolina lawmakers have added back protections for gay or transgender people to a hate crime bill, five days after removing them. But they then voted to remove stalking and harassment from the crimes that could add an extra hate crime penalty, leaving the proposal only to deal with violent offenses The bill passed the House Judiciary Committee 23-0 on ...