{"id":1240353,"date":"2022-01-25T19:22:52","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T00:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1240353"},"modified":"2022-01-25T19:23:47","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T00:23:47","slug":"proposed-south-carolina-law-would-make-it-a-criminal-offense-to-inquire-about-vaccination-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/proposed-south-carolina-law-would-make-it-a-criminal-offense-to-inquire-about-vaccination-status\/","title":{"rendered":"Proposed South Carolina Law Would Make It a Criminal Offense to Inquire About Vaccination Status"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fproposed-south-carolina-law-would-make-it-a-criminal-offense-to-inquire-about-vaccination-status%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1240353&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">A recently proposed law in South Carolina would deem it a criminal offense for a person\u2019s employer, or any individual, to inquire about a person\u2019s vaccine status.<\/p>\n<p>Under the suggested legislation, asking whether someone was vaccinated may be considered a misdemeanor crime, Fox Carolina <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxcarolina.com\/coronavirus\/newly-proposed-sc-law-would-make-it-a-crime-to-ask-about-vaccine-status\/article_8855a606-7daf-11ec-b3ca-4b10a28190d5.html\">reported<\/a> Tuesday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>It was something those supporting it described as a \u201cdon\u2019t ask\u201d bill.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cThe government has no place in making you or telling you to take the vaccination, or threatening your livelihood if you don\u2019t,\u201d state Rep. William \u201cBill\u201d Chumley (R-District 35), who is a cosponsor of the bill, said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now, House bill <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scstatehouse.gov\/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4848\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">H. 4848<\/a> is on its way to committee after its filing a few days ago.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The bill&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scstatehouse.gov\/sess124_2021-2022\/bills\/4848.htm\">states<\/a>, \u201cAny representative of a public, private, or nonprofit entity who inquires about the Covid-19 vaccination status \u2026 must be fined not more than fourteen thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19625498\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1360269207.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19625498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1360269207.jpg\" alt=\"LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 21: Blank COVID-19 vaccination cards are stacked at a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Larry Flynt&#039;s Hustler Club on December 21, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. With the Omicron variant on the rise, the club partnered with Immunize Nevada to launch &quot;Boobs for Boosters,&quot; its second vaccination event to offer first or second Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna or Johnson &amp; Johnson shots, along with booster shots and regular and high-dose flu shots. Those who received COVID-19 booster shots received USD 200 gift cards to the company representing the club and dinner for two at its rooftop restaurant. (Photo by Ethan Miller\/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blank COVID-19 vaccination cards are stacked at a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Las Vegas, Nevada, December 21, 2021. (Ethan Miller\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_19625546\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1237966114.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19625546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1237966114.jpg\" alt=\"David Perruzza, owner of Pitchers bar, stands for a portrait behind signs requiring proof of patrons Covid-19 vaccination in Washington, DC, on January 23, 2022. - From the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, as fear and isolation spread, Perruzza had one thought -- he had seen it before. &quot;For me, it was thinking about the AIDS epidemic all over again, how nobody took it seriously,&quot; said Perruzza, who owns two LGBT bars in Washington, DC. &quot;We were like, &#039;Well, we&#039;re going to take this seriously.&#039;&quot; With the Omicron variant fueling fresh restrictions around the world, some older members of the LGBT community say their shared experience of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s put them ahead of the curve throughout the pandemic. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds \/ AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS\/AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Perruzza, owner of Pitchers bar, stands for a portrait behind signs requiring proof of patrons Covid-19 vaccination in Washington, DC, on January 23, 2022. (STEFANI REYNOLDS\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Chumley called it a \u201cfreedom and job protection issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cSouth Carolina didn\u2019t want to get in this fight,\u201d Chumley continued. \u201cIt was brought to us by the federal government.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/25\/osha-formally-withdraws-biden-vaccine-mandate\/\">withdrawn<\/a> President Joe Biden\u2019s coronavirus vaccine mandate that would have affected approximately 84 million workers in the nation, the agency said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Chumley told Fox Carolina he blamed most of the labor shortage on vaccine mandates, adding he and those who proposed the recent law did it to highlight a message.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStates have a right to impose certain laws if they want to, and to not impose others we feel are unconstitutional,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>However, some did not view it that way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you work it out practically, how it would play out in the real world, it\u2019s insane,\u201d labor law attorney Jeremy Summerlin of Greenville commented.<\/p>\n<p>Summerlin said he was unsure whether the states\u2019 rights argument would be considered strong in court, especially when inquiring about a person\u2019s vaccination status could result in jail time.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cYou put employers in an impossible position,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Chumley said the state did not want to get involved in the affairs of private businesses but that he felt the need to move forward with the bill to guard workers\u2019 choices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recently proposed law in South Carolina would deem it a criminal offense for a person\u2019s employer, or any individual, to inquire about a person\u2019s vaccine status. 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