South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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A120, R8, S432

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Senators Malloy, Knotts and Campsen
Document Path: l:\s-jud\bills\malloy\jud0059.jjg.docx

Introduced in the Senate on February 17, 2009
Introduced in the House on February 24, 2009
Passed by the General Assembly on March 27, 2009
Governor's Action: April 7, 2009, Signed

Summary: Sentencing Reform Commission

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/17/2009  Senate  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference SJ-4
   2/18/2009          Scrivener's error corrected
   2/18/2009  Senate  Read second time SJ-11
   2/19/2009  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-9
   2/24/2009  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-11
   2/24/2009  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-11
   3/25/2009  House   Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-4
   3/26/2009  House   Read second time HJ-18
   3/26/2009  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day HJ-20
   3/26/2009          Scrivener's error corrected
   3/27/2009  House   Read third time and enrolled HJ-3
    4/2/2009          Ratified R 8
    4/7/2009          Signed By Governor
    4/9/2009          Effective date 04/07/09
   7/21/2009          Act No. 120

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/17/2009
2/17/2009-A
2/18/2009
3/25/2009
3/26/2009

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A120, R8, S432)

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO EXTEND THE TIME IN WHICH THE SENTENCING REFORM COMMISSION, AS ESTABLISHED BY ACT 407 OF 2008, SHALL SUBMIT ITS REPORT TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE FROM JUNE 1, 2009, TO FEBRUARY 1, 2010, AT WHICH TIME THE COMMISSION SHALL BE DISSOLVED.

Whereas, Act 407 of 2008 established the Sentencing Reform Commission to review, study, and recommend legislation for sentencing guidelines, the parole system, and alternative sentencing procedures for nonviolent offenders; and

Whereas, Act 407 of 2008 requires that the Sentencing Reform Commission make a report of its recommendations to the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee no later than June 1, 2009, at which time the commission shall terminate; and

Whereas, the Sentencing Reform Commission requires additional time in order to complete its review, study, and report. Now, therefore,

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

Sentencing Reform Commission, extension

SECTION    1.    That the time in which the Sentencing Reform Commission shall submit its report to the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee be extended from June 1, 2009, to February 1, 2010, at which time the commission shall be dissolved.

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 2nd day of April, 2009.

Approved the 7th day of April, 2009.

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