S*0900(Rat #0176, Act #0323 of 2014)  Joint Resolution, By Allen
 A JOINT RESOLUTION TO CREATE THE "STUDY COMMITTEE ON EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL
 OFFENSES" TO REVIEW THE CRIMINAL LAWS OF THE STATE AND DETERMINE CRIMINAL
 OFFENSES APPROPRIATE FOR EXPUNGEMENT, TO PROVIDE FOR THE MEMBERSHIP AND
 STAFFING OF THE STUDY COMMITTEE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE STUDY COMMITTEE'S
 TERMINATION. - ratified title

   12/17/13  Senate Prefiled
   12/17/13  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   01/14/14  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 66)
   01/14/14  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 66)
   02/11/14  Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Corbin, Young
   03/26/14  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 30)
   03/27/14         Scrivener's error corrected
   04/01/14  Senate Committee Amendment Amended and Adopted
                     (Senate Journal-page 14)
   04/01/14  Senate Roll call Ayes-37  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 14)
   04/02/14         Scrivener's error corrected
   04/02/14  Senate Read third time and sent to House
                     (Senate Journal-page 16)
   04/02/14  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 110)
   04/02/14  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (House Journal-page 110)
   04/03/14  House  Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
                     (House Journal-page 42)
   04/10/14  House  Debate adjourned until Tues., 5-6-14
   05/06/14  House  Debate adjourned until Wed., 5-7-14
                     (House Journal-page 27)
   05/08/14  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 131)
   05/08/14  House  Roll call Yeas-98  Nays-1 (House Journal-page 131)
   05/13/14  House  Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 7)
   05/15/14         Ratified R 176
   05/16/14         Signed By Governor
   05/27/14         Effective date 05/16/14
   09/08/14         Act No. 323

(A323, R176, S900)

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO CREATE THE "STUDY COMMITTEE ON EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL OFFENSES" TO REVIEW THE CRIMINAL LAWS OF THE STATE AND DETERMINE CRIMINAL OFFENSES APPROPRIATE FOR EXPUNGEMENT, TO PROVIDE FOR THE MEMBERSHIP AND STAFFING OF THE STUDY COMMITTEE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE STUDY COMMITTEE'S TERMINATION.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Study Committee on Expungement of Criminal Offenses created

SECTION    1.    (A)    There is created the "Study Committee on Expungement of Criminal Offenses" to review the state's criminal laws for the purpose of determining criminal offenses which may be appropriate for expungement after a certain time period and under certain circumstances and to make recommendations to the General Assembly regarding proposed changes to the expungement laws affecting adults and juveniles. The study committee shall review information, including, but not limited to, statistics and other information available from the courts, the South Carolina Commission on Prosecution Coordination, and the South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense regarding current expungement rates and types of criminal offenses that may be appropriate for expungement, in addition to expungement laws in other states.

(B)    The study committee must be composed of three members of the Senate, appointed by the Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman, and three members of the House of Representatives, appointed by the House Judiciary Committee Chairman. Vacancies in the study committee's membership must be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the manner of original appointment.

(C)    The Chairmen of the Senate and House Judiciary Committees shall provide appropriate staffing for the study committee.

(D)    The study committee shall make a report of the study committee's recommendations to the General Assembly by October 13, 2014, at which time the study committee must be dissolved.

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 15th day of May, 2014.

Approved the 16th day of May, 2014.