Updated May 10, 2018

SOUTH CAROLINA H3775 took amendment during its Senate Second Read! Senate 3rd Read & vote is scheduled for Thursday, 5/10. Through Rules waivers, the bill may be immediately sent back to the House where the Senate’s’ amendment may be voted upon same day. If the amendment is rejected, the bill dies. If the amendment is accepted, the bill becomes a law.

May 10th is South Carolina’s sine die. Things are going to move extremely quickly. Especially since H 3375 is a legislature, and not a group-pushed bill. Every single BN member NEEDS to take part. *THIS* is why we are here… to stop dirty bills which violate our constitutional rights and promote anti-adoptee stigmas.

SENATE
Position: Do NOT Pass!

H 3375 Sponsors:
Reps. Knight, Delleney, Cobb-Hunter, Felder, J.E. Smith, Simrill, Douglas, West, Wheeler, Thigpen, Williams, McEachern, Johnson, Pitts, Ridgeway, Rutherford, Henegan, Collins, Brawley and King

Amended Bill text link: http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_201…/…/3775_20180509.htm

On May 9th, H3775 took amendment during Second Read. The Amendment lowered the applying and receiving age, for future adoptees, from 21 to 18. The DV or court order mandate remained intact.

URGENT ACTION NEEDED, NOW!

LIVE Broadcast: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/video/videopage.php?chamber=S

TAKE ACTION! Email, call, tweet, stand up & speak out!

*SENATE*
Email Template:

Subject line: H3775- Please vote “NO!”

Letter body:

RE: H3775- NO!

Honorable Senator,

During 2nd Read, House Bill 3775 took amendment lowering the future adoptee receiving age from 21 to 18. Although I thank the Senate for rectifying the age requirement, which implied adult adoptees are mentally defective; the Senate did not address the bill’s numerous constitutional rights violations or conflicts with SC standing law. The bill is on the calendar, for 3rd Read and vote, May 10th. When the bill is called to the floor, please vote “NO!”.

Per South Carolina Adoption Act (Section 63-9), a birth certificate is amended upon adoption, not termination or relinquishment of parental rights. If the prospective adoptee is never adopted then the birth certificate is never sealed and continues to be use. And in the case of an adoption being revoked/annulled then the amended birth certificate is sealed while the original birth certificate is restored. Since South Carolina statute makes provision for the unsealing of an original birth certificate and its restoration (for everyday use), and the state only seals upon amendment when the child is adopted then logically, the State did not seal the original as a means of offering anonymity.

In an attempt to preserve a myth of anonymity, the bill violates adult adoptees’ right to equal treatment under the law by setting up a seperate mandate whose qualifying factor is how the individual’s family was created. The non adopted do not have to have the permission of the court or another adult when receiving their factual, birth certificate; only adoptees do. Nor is the ability to deny another adult permission given any other citizen. The bill re-establishes the legal link between the parent(s), whose parental rights were relinquished or terminated, and the adult adoptee through a state mandated non release of information/permission slip. This is an additional constitutional rights violation and it is in direct conflict with SC Section 63-9-760.

The bill’s tier system is blatant classism. Again, based solely upon how a family was created. Except, we will be further subclassed according to when the adoption occurred. Adopted before or after the bill were to be signed; we still would not be seen as equal to our non adopted peers. Through statute, the State will record its views regarding adult adoptees as “less than”. “Less than” those whose constitutional rights are to be acknowledged. “Less than” those who do not have to ask permission from another adult. “Less than” all other South Carolina born citizens and residents. And by extension, since an individual can only become an adoptee through adoption, adoptive families are seen as “less than”, also. Is that really the message the State wants to send?

Please send the message that *you* view all South Carolina born citizens as equal and deserving the same state legal considerations and constitutional rights. On H 3775, please vote “NO!”.

Thank you for your time, consideration, and service.

Respectfully,

Email Addresses (Please paste onto the BCC line. Thank you.) :

SGE@scsenate.org
KarlAllen@scsenate.gov
LinBennett@schouse.gov
PaulCampbell@scsenate.org
ChipCampsen@scsenate.gov
RichardCash@scsenate.gov
WesClimer@scsenate.gov
TomCorbin@scsenate.gov
JohnCourson@scsenate.gov
RonnieCromer@scsenate.gov
TomDavis@scsenate.org
MikeFanning@scsenate.gov
MikeGambrell@scsenate.gov
StephenGoldfinch@scsenate.gov
GregGregory@scsenate.gov
LarryGrooms@scsenate.gov
GregHembree@scsenate.gov
BradHutto@scsenate.gov
DarrellJackson@scsenate.gov
KevinJohnson@scsenate.gov
MarlonKimpson@scsenate.gov
HughLeatherman@scsenate.gov
GeraldMalloy@scsenate.gov
ShaneMartin@scsenate.org
ShaneMassey@scsenate.gov
JohnMatthews@scsenate.gov
MargieBrightMatthews@scsenate.gov
ThomasMcElveen@scsenate.gov
Mia@scsenate.gov
FloydNicholson@scsenate.org
HarveyPeeler@scsenate.gov
LukeRankin@scsenate.gov
glennReese@scsenate.gov
RexRice@scsenate.gov
RonnieSabb@scsenate.gov
JohnScott@scsenate.gov
SandySenn@scsenate.gov
NikkiSetzler@scsenate.gov
KatrinaShealy@scsenate.gov
VincentSheheen@scsenate.gov
ScottTalley@scsenate.gov
WilliamTimmons@scsenate.gov
RossTurner@scsenate.gov
DannyVerdin@scsenate.gov
KentWilliams@scsenate.gov
TomYoung@scsenate.gov

For those needing emails separated by commas (Please paste into the BCC. Thank you.) :

SGE@scsenate.org, KarlAllen@scsenate.gov, LinBennett@schouse.gov, PaulCampbell@scsenate.org, ChipCampsen@scsenate.gov, RichardCash@scsenate.gov,
WesClimer@scsenate.gov, TomCorbin@scsenate.gov, JohnCourson@scsenate.gov, RonnieCromer@scsenate.gov

TomDavis@scsenate.org, MikeFanning@scsenate.gov, MikeGambrell@scsenate.gov,
StephenGoldfinch@scsenate.gov, GregGregory@scsenate.gov, LarryGrooms@scsenate.gov,
GregHembree@scsenate.gov, BradHutto@scsenate.gov, DarrellJackson@scsenate.gov,
KevinJohnson@scsenate.gov

MarlonKimpson@scsenate.gov, HughLeatherman@scsenate.gov, GeraldMalloy@scsenate.gov, ShaneMartin@scsenate.org, ShaneMassey@scsenate.gov, JohnMatthews@scsenate.gov, MargieBrightMatthews@scsenate.gov, ThomasMcElveen@scsenate.gov, Mia@scsenate.gov,
FloydNicholson@scsenate.org

HarveyPeeler@scsenate.gov, LukeRankin@scsenate.gov, glennReese@scsenate.gov, RexRice@scsenate.gov, RonnieSabb@scsenate.gov, JohnScott@scsenate.gov, SandySenn@scsenate.gov, NikkiSetzler@scsenate.gov, KatrinaShealy@scsenate.gov, VincentSheheen@scsenate.gov

ScottTalley@scsenate.gov, WilliamTimmons@scsenate.gov, RossTurner@scsenate.gov, DannyVerdin@scsenate.gov, KentWilliams@scsenate.gov, TomYoung@scsenate.gov

Twitter:
@repkarlallen, @bennettforhouse, @senatorcampsen, @cashforsc3

@wesclimer, @fanning4senate, @larrygrooms, @greghembree

@bradhutto, @dj1one, @kevinljohnson, @senshanemartin

@shanemassey, @margieforsenate, @ThomasMcElveen, @miaforsenate

@harveypeeler, @lukerankinsc, @rexrice, @sandy_senn

@katrinashealy, @vincentsheheen, @scottftalley

H3775-Adults being mandated to play “Mother, may I?” is not equality. #AllOrNone #14thAmendment #NoMoreGames

H3375- OBC & relatives aren’t a medical crystal ball; we have DNA testing & Prometheus company for that. None of them acknowledge rights! #Equality #14thAmendment

H3375-promoting Second and Third Class citizenship. #Equality #AllOrNone #14thAmendment

H3375-Constitution isn’t pie. Rights can’t be doled out a slice at a time. All are equal or none are. #JustDesertsNotDessert #Equality #14thAmendment

H3375- SC’s Civil Rights Time Machine: Restoring a legal link with first parents & giving them additional rights while taking away adoptees’ 14 Amendment rights. #NotEqualNotJust

Senate Member Phone Numbers
Thomas C. Alexander
(803) 212-6220

Karl B. Allen
(803) 212-6008

Sean M. Bennett
(803) 212-6948

Paul G. Campbell, Jr.
(803) 212-6410

George E. “Chip” Campsen, III
(803) 212-6340

Richard J. Cash
(803) 734-2430 (Switch board)

Wes Climer
(803) 212-6016

Thomas D. “Tom” Corbin
(803) 212-6100

John E. Courson
(803) 212-6250

Ronnie W. Cromer
(803) 212-6240

Tom Davis
(803) 212-6350

Mike Fanning
(803) 212-6024

Mike Gambrell (803)
(803) 212-6040

Stephen L. Goldfinch
(803) 212-6116

Chauncey K. Gregory
(803) 212-6148

Lawrence K. “Larry” Grooms
(803) 212-6400

Greg Hembree
(803) 212-6016

Brad Hutto
(803) 212-6140

Darrell Jackson
(803) 212-6048

Kevin L. Johnson
(803) 212-6024

Marlon E. Kimpson
(803) 212-6132

Hugh K. Leatherman, Sr.
(803) 212-6640

Gerald Malloy
(803) 212-6172

Shane R. Martin
(803) 212-6420

Shane Massey
(803) 212-6330

John W. Matthews, Jr.
(803) 212-6108

Margie Bright Matthews
(803) 212-6108

J. Thomas McElveen, III
(803) 212-6132

Mia S. McLeod
(803) 212-6056

Floyd Nicholson
(803) 212-6040

Harvey S. Peeler, Jr.
(803) 212-6430

Luke A. Rankin
(803) 212-6610

Glenn G. Reese
(803) 734-2430 (Switch board)

Rex F. Rice
(864) 884-0408

Ronnie A. Sabb
(803) 212-6032

John L. Scott, Jr.
(803) 212-6124

Sandy Senn
(803) 212-6116

Nikki G. Setzler
(803) 734-2430 (Switch board)

Katrina Frye Shealy
(803) 212-6320

Vincent A. Sheheen
(803) 212-6032

Scott Talley
(803) 212-6048

William Timmons
(803) 212-6008

Ross Turner (R)
(803) 212-6148

Daniel B. “Danny” Verdin, III
(803) 212-6230

Kent M. Williams
(803) 212-6000

Tom Young, Jr.
(803) 734-2430 (Switch board)

*HOUSE*
Email Template

Subject line: H3775- Please vote “NO!”

Letter body:

RE: H3775- NO!

Honorable Representative,

During the Senate 2nd Read, House Bill 3775 took amendment lowering the future adoptee receiving age from 21 to 18. Although I thank the Senate for rectifying the age requirement, which implied adult adoptees are mentally defective; the Senate did not address the bill’s numerous constitutional rights violations or conflicts with South Carolina standing law. The bill”s amendment could come to the House floor for acceptance, if it does, when asked whether the amendment is accepted; please vote “NO!”.

Please send the message that *you* view all South Carolina born citizens as equal and deserving the same state legal considerations and constitutional rights. On H 3775, please vote “NO!”.

Thank you for your time, consideration, and service.

Respectfully,

Email Addresses (Please paste onto the BCC line. Thank you.) :
AlanClemmons@schouse.gov
AnneThayer@schouse.gov
AshleyTrantham@schouse.gov
BartBlackwell@schouse.gov
BethBernstein@schouse.gov
BillChumley@schouse.gov
BillCrosby@schouse.gov
BillHerbkersman@schouse.gov
BillHixon@schouse.gov
BillSandifer@schouse.gov
BillTaylor@schouse.gov
BillWhitmire@schouse.gov
BrandonNewton@schouse.gov
BrianWhite@schouse.gov
BruceBannister@schouse.gov
BruceBryant@schouse.gov
CalForrest@schouse.gov
CarlAnderson@schouse.gov
CezarMcKnight@schouse.gov
ChandraDillard@schouse.gov
ChipHuggins@schouse.gov
ChrisMurphy@schouse.gov
ChistopherHart@schouse.gov
CraigGagnon@schouse.gov
DanHamilton@schouse.gov
DavidHiott@schouse.gov
DavidMack@schouse.gov
DennisMoss@schouse.gov
DerhamCole@schouse.gov
DwightLoftis@schouse.gov
EddieTallon@schouse.gov
FrancisDelleney@schouse.gov
GarrySmith@schouse.gov
GaryClary@schouse.gov
GarySimrill@schouse.gov
GeorgeSmith@schouse.gov
GildaCobbHunter@schouse.gov
GregDuckworth@schouse.gov
HeatherAmmonsCrawford@schouse.gov
IvoryThigpen@schouse.gov
JAnneParks@schouse.gov
JDavidWeeks@schouse.gov
JackieHayes@schouse.gov
JamesLucas@schouse.gov
JamesRutherford@schouse.gov
JamesSmith@schouse.gov
JasonElliot@schouse.gov
JayJordan@schouse.gov
JayWest@schouse.gov
JeffBradley@schouse.gov
JeffJohnson@schouse.gov
JerryGovan@schouse.gov
JimmyBales@schouse.gov
JohnKing@schouse.gov
JohnMcCravy@schouse.gov
JonathonHill@schouse.gov
JosephDaning@schouse.gov
JosephJefferson@schouse.gov
JosephMcEachern@schouse.gov
JoshuaPutnam@schouse.gov
JosiahMagnuson@schouse.gov
JustinBamburg@schouse.gov
KatieArrington@schouse.gov
KevinHardee@schouse.gov
KirkmanFinlay@schouse.gov
LaurieFunderburk@schouse.gov
LawrenceKitSpires@schouse.gov
LeeHewitt@schouse.gov
LeolaRobinsonSimpson@schouse.gov
LeonHoward@schouse.gov
LeonidasStavrinakis@schouse.gov
LonnieHosey@schouse.gov
LucasAtkinson@schouse.gov
MandyPowersNorrell@schouse.gov
MarkWillis@schouse.gov
MarvinPendarvis@schouse.gov
MaryGailDouglas@schouse.gov
McLainToole@schouse.gov
RitaAllison@schouse.gov
MicahCaskey@schouse.gov
MichaelAnthony@schouse.gov
MichaelPitts@schouse.gov
MichaelRivers@schouse.gov
MikeBurns@schouse.gov
MikeForrester@schouse.gov
MikeSottile@schouse.gov
NancyMace@schouse.gov
NathanBallentine@schouse.gov
NealCollins@schouse.gov
PatriciaHenegan@schouse.gov
PeterMcCoy@schouse.gov
PhillipLowe@schouse.gov
PhyllisHenderson@schouse.gov
RayeFelder@schouse.gov
RichardMartin@schouse.gov
RichieYow@schouse.gov
RobertBrown@schouse.gov
RobertRidgeway@schouse.gov
RobertWilliams@schouse.gov
RogerKirby@schouse.gov
RonnieYoung@schouse.gov
RosalynHendersonMyers@schouse.gov
RussellFry@schouse.gov
RussellOtt@schouse.gov
SamuelRivers@schouse.gov
ShannonErickson@schouse.gov
SteveMoss@schouse.gov
StevenLong@schouse.gov
SyllesteDavis@schouse.gov
TerryAlexander@schouse.gov
TimMcGinnis@schouse.gov
ToddAtwater@schouse.gov
TommyPope@schouse.gov
TommyStringer@schouse.gov
WendellGilliard@schouse.gov
WendyBrawley@schouse.gov
WestonNewton@schouse.gov
WillWheeler@schouse.gov
WilliamsBowers@schouse.gov
WilliamClyburn@schouse.gov
WilliamCogswell@schouse.gov

AlanClemmons@schouse.gov, AnneThayer@schouse.gov, AshleyTrantham@schouse.gov,
BartBlackwell@schouse.gov, BethBernstein@schouse.gov, BillChumley@schouse.gov, BillCrosby@schouse.gov, BillHerbkersman@schouse.gov, BillHixon@schouse.gov,

BillSandifer@schouse.gov, BillTaylor@schouse.gov, BillWhitmire@schouse.gov, BrandonNewton@schouse.gov, BrianWhite@schouse.gov, BruceBannister@schouse.gov, BruceBryant@schouse.gov, CalForrest@schouse.gov, CarlAnderson@schouse.gov,
CezarMcKnight@schouse.gov,

ChandraDillard@schouse.gov, ChipHuggins@schouse.gov, ChrisMurphy@schouse.gov,
ChistopherHart@schouse.gov, CraigGagnon@schouse.gov, DanHamilton@schouse.gov,
DavidHiott@schouse.gov, DavidMack@schouse.gov, DennisMoss@schouse.gov,
DerhamCole@schouse.gov,

DwightLoftis@schouse.gov, EddieTallon@schouse.gov, FrancisDelleney@schouse.gov,
GarrySmith@schouse.gov, GaryClary@schouse.gov, GarySimrill@schouse.gov,
GeorgeSmith@schouse.gov, GildaCobbHunter@schouse.gov, GregDuckworth@schouse.gov,
HeatherAmmonsCrawford@schouse.gov,

IvoryThigpen@schouse.gov, JAnneParks@schouse.gov, JDavidWeeks@schouse.gov,
JackieHayes@schouse.gov, JamesLucas@schouse.gov, JamesRutherford@schouse.gov,
JamesSmith@schouse.gov, JasonElliot@schouse.gov, JayJordan@schouse.gov,
JayWest@schouse.gov,

JeffBradley@schouse.gov, JeffJohnson@schouse.gov, JerryGovan@schouse.gov, JimmyBales@schouse.gov, JohnKing@schouse.gov, JohnMcCravy@schouse.gov,
JonathonHill@schouse.gov, JosephDaning@schouse.gov, JosephJefferson@schouse.gov,
JosephMcEachern@schouse.gov,

JoshuaPutnam@schouse.gov, JosiahMagnuson@schouse.gov, JustinBamburg@schouse.gov,
KatieArrington@schouse.gov, KevinHardee@schouse.gov, KirkmanFinlay@schouse.gov,
LaurieFunderburk@schouse.gov, LawrenceKitSpires@schouse.gov, LeeHewitt@schouse.gov
LeolaRobinsonSimpson@schouse.gov,

LeonHoward@schouse.gov, LeonidasStavrinakis@schouse.gov,
LonnieHosey@schouse.gov, LucasAtkinson@schouse.gov, MandyPowersNorrell@schouse.gov, MarkWillis@schouse.gov, MarvinPendarvis@schouse.gov,
MaryGailDouglas@schouse.gov, McLainToole@schouse.gov,

RitaAllison@schouse.gov, MicahCaskey@schouse.gov, MichaelAnthony@schouse.gov,
MichaelPitts@schouse.gov, MichaelRivers@schouse.gov, MikeBurns@schouse.gov,
MikeForrester@schouse.gov, MikeSottile@schouse.gov, NancyMace@schouse.gov, NathanBallentine@schouse.gov,

NealCollins@schouse.gov, PatriciaHenegan@schouse.gov, PeterMcCoy@schouse.gov,
PhillipLowe@schouse.gov, PhyllisHenderson@schouse.gov, RayeFelder@schouse.gov,
RichardMartin@schouse.gov, RichieYow@schouse.gov, RobertBrown@schouse.gov,
RobertRidgeway@schouse.gov,

RobertWilliams@schouse.gov, RogerKirby@schouse.gov, RonnieYoung@schouse.gov,
RosalynHendersonMyers@schouse.gov, RussellFry@schouse.gov, RussellOtt@schouse.gov,
SamuelRivers@schouse.gov, ShannonErickson@schouse.gov, SteveMoss@schouse.gov,
StevenLong@schouse.gov,

SyllesteDavis@schouse.gov, TerryAlexander@schouse.gov, TimMcGinnis@schouse.gov,
ToddAtwater@schouse.gov, TommyPope@schouse.gov, TommyStringer@schouse.gov,
WendellGilliard@schouse.gov, WendyBrawley@schouse.gov, WestonNewton@schouse.gov,

WillWheeler@schouse.gov, WilliamsBowers@schouse.gov, WilliamClyburn@schouse.gov,
WilliamCogswell@schouse.gov

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2017-2018 Bill 3775 Text of Previous Version (May. 9, 2018) – South Carolina Legislature Online

Introduced by Reps. Knight, Delleney, Cobb-Hunter, Felder, J.E. Smith, Simrill, Douglas, West, Wheeler, Thigpen, Williams, McEachern, Johnson, Pitts, Ridgeway, Rutherford, Henegan, Collins, Brawley and King

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**SENATE** Position: Do NOT Pass!

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Position: Do NOT Pass!