Senator Hembree proposes the following amendment (SR-120.JG0013S):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, Section 24-3-580(A), by adding an item to read:

(3) "Deidentified condition" means data, records, or information from which identifying information is omitted or has been removed.

Amend the bill further, SECTION 1, by striking Section 24-3-580(H) and inserting:

(H) The Office of the Comptroller General and the Office of the State Treasurer shall work with the South Carolina Department of Corrections to develop a means to ensure that the State's accounting and financial records related to any transaction for the purchase, delivery, invoicing, etc. of or for supplies, compounds, drugs, medical supplies, or medical equipment utilized in the execution of a death sentence are kept in a de-identified condition.

(I) This section shall be broadly construed by the courts of this State so as to give effect to the General Assembly's intent to ensure the absolute confidentiality of the identifying information of any person or entity directly or indirectly involved in the planning or execution of a death sentence within this State.