Senator Mike Fair Comments on “Ultrasound Bill” Agreement

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Joint Legislative Committee Reaches Agreement on Informed Consent Law Amendments

Columbia, SC - During a press conference today Senator Mike Fair (R-Greenville) made the following comments concerning the agreement reached by a Joint Legislative Conference Committee on what has become known as the “Ultrasound Bill” or Informed Consent Law (H.3355).

“According to crisis pregnancy reports 70% of the women who are considering an abortion and view an ultrasound prior to the procedure decide to carry the baby to term. This provides winning circumstances for everyone.”

The agreement reached today amends the Informed Consent Law to include a sixty-minute waiting period after an ultrasound is performed before an abortion can take place. The agreement also states that women must be informed of their right to view the ultrasound. A woman has the right to view the ultrasound while the procedure is being performed as well as any time during the newly established sixty-minute waiting period. The new amendments take effect upon approval by the Governor.

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Posted April 17, 2008 by scsenategop

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Press Conference On Amendments to Woman’s Right To Know Act

Joint Legislative Conference Committee to Announce Final Agreement on H.3355

Senator Mike Fair (R-Greenville), Representative Greg Delleney and members of the Joint Legislative Conference Committee working on current amendments to the Woman’s Right To Know Act will hold a press conference on Thursday, April 17, at 11:45 A.M. in the lower lobby of the State House. The press conference will be held to release the final results of the committee’s efforts.

WHO: Senator Mike Fair, Representative Greg Delleney and Joint Legislative Conference Committee members

WHAT: Results of Conference Committee efforts on H 3355

WHERE: Lower lobby South Carolina State House

WHEN: Thursday, April 17, 11:45 AM

Senator Fair, Representative Delleney and other members of the Joint Legislative Conference Committee will be available for questions immediately following the press conference.

WHY: Senator Fair, Chairman of the Joint Conference Committee, Representative Delleney and the committee members will present the final results of their work on H.3355.

The amendments to be discussed are the result of over a year of work by the General Assembly.

Posted April 16, 2008 by scsenategop

GV News: Porn tax proposed to aid parole agency

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COLUMBIA — The Senate Finance Committee adopted a proviso Wednesday to collect a 20 percent surcharge on porn magazines to help fund the monitoring of sexual offenders.

The proposal, by Greenville Republican Sen. Mike Fair, would generate an estimated $385,000.

“This came to mind because of our budget difficulties,” Fair said, explaining that the state Department of Probation, Parole and Pardons worried over having the funds to carry out its responsibilities for a recently passed law aimed at child sex offenders.

Not everyone on the committee was pleased at Fair’s method for raising money for the agency. “That’s certainly a terrible way to fund an agency,” said Sen. John Land, leader of the Senate Democrats.

The proviso now heads to the Senate floor. If passed along with other budget provisos, it goes to the House, which has already passed its own version of the budget.

Posted April 4, 2008 by scsenategop