SC Senate passes Fetal Heartbeat Bill aimed at banning most abortions The bill now goes to the House, where itâs likely to pass. (Source: WIS) By Laurel Mallory | January 28, 2021 at 1:06 PM CST - Updated February 17 at 9:17 AM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - South Carolina lawmakers in the Senate have voted to pass the Fetal Heartbeat Bill after several days of debate.
The bill now goes to the House, where itâs likely to pass.
Republicans hold majorities in both chambers, and theyâve made it a priority to pass this legislation at the beginning of the current session.
Senators voted 30 to 13 for the billâs passage on Thursday, largely along party lines.
For multiple reasons, it s a shame the coronavirus pandemic forced cancellation or postponement of holiday high school basketball tournaments this week.
Rich Herrin stories almost certainly would have been plentiful in the bleachers and in the hospitality rooms, particularly south of Interstate 70.
The legendary Herrin died late Christmas Day. He was 87 and had been ill recently, according to sources.
Starting in 1956, Herrin amassed 981 victories as a boys high school and men s college basketball coach in southern Illinois. Most of those victories came at the high school level. He began his preps career at Okawville and finished it at Marion.
But beginning in 1960, Herrin spent 25 years at Benton, where his record was 521-192.