S 0018 General Bill, By Campsen, Hembree and Reese
Summary: Parole Hearings
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 24-21-705 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT, UPON RECEIPT OF THE NOTICE OF A PAROLE HEARING, THE VICTIM AND MEMBERS OF THE VICTIM'S IMMEDIATE FAMILY MAY SUBMIT WRITTEN STATEMENTS TO THE BOARD OF PROBATION, PAROLE AND PARDON SERVICES, TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATEMENTS MUST BE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD IN MAKING ITS DETERMINATION OF PAROLE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATEMENTS MUST BE RETAINED BY THE BOARD AND MUST BE SUBMITTED AT SUBSEQUENT PAROLE HEARINGS IF THE SUBMITTING PERSON DECLARES THAT THE STATEMENT STILL REPRESENTS THE PERSON'S PRESENT POSITION.
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12/13/16	Senate	Prefiled
12/13/16	Senate	Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology
01/10/17	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 24)
01/10/17	Senate	Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology (Senate Journal-page 24)
01/19/17	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Corrections and Penology (Senate Journal-page 8)
01/23/17		Scrivener's error corrected
02/08/17	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 18)
02/08/17	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 18)
02/08/17	Senate	Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 18)
02/09/17	Senate	Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 9)
02/14/17	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 49)
02/14/17	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 49)
02/17/17		Scrivener's error corrected