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S 0142 General Bill, By Shealy, Gustafson, Goldfinch, Hutto, Jackson, Campsen, McLeod, Setzler and Garrett
Summary: Safe Harbor for Exploited Minors
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 16-3-2010, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF "SEX TRAFFICKING", SO AS TO EXPAND THE DEFINITION TO INCLUDE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR AND PROMOTING OR PARTICIPATING IN PROSTITUTION OF A MINOR; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 16-3-2020, RELATING TO TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS, PENALTIES, MINOR VICTIMS AND DEFENSES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A SEX TRAFFICKING VICTIM MAY RAISE DURESS AND COERCION AS AN AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE TO NONVIOLENT OFFENSES COMMITTED AS A DIRECT RESULT OR INCIDENT TO THE TRAFFICKING, TO PROVIDE THAT A MINOR SEX TRAFFICKING VICTIM MAY NOT BE CONVICTED FOR NONVIOLENT OFFENSES COMMITTED AS A DIRECT RESULT OR INCIDENT TO THE TRAFFICKING, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A MINOR SEX TRAFFICKING VICTIM CANNOT BE FOUND IN VIOLATION OF OR BE THE SUBJECT OF A DELINQUENCY PETITION IF THE MINOR'S CONDUCT WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF OR INCIDENTAL TO OR RELATED TO TRAFFICKING; AND SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROVISIONS IN THIS ACT ARE RETROACTIVE.
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Summary: Safe Harbor for Exploited Minors
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 16-3-2010, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF "SEX TRAFFICKING", SO AS TO EXPAND THE DEFINITION TO INCLUDE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR AND PROMOTING OR PARTICIPATING IN PROSTITUTION OF A MINOR; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 16-3-2020, RELATING TO TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS, PENALTIES, MINOR VICTIMS AND DEFENSES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A SEX TRAFFICKING VICTIM MAY RAISE DURESS AND COERCION AS AN AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE TO NONVIOLENT OFFENSES COMMITTED AS A DIRECT RESULT OR INCIDENT TO THE TRAFFICKING, TO PROVIDE THAT A MINOR SEX TRAFFICKING VICTIM MAY NOT BE CONVICTED FOR NONVIOLENT OFFENSES COMMITTED AS A DIRECT RESULT OR INCIDENT TO THE TRAFFICKING, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A MINOR SEX TRAFFICKING VICTIM CANNOT BE FOUND IN VIOLATION OF OR BE THE SUBJECT OF A DELINQUENCY PETITION IF THE MINOR'S CONDUCT WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF OR INCIDENTAL TO OR RELATED TO TRAFFICKING; AND SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROVISIONS IN THIS ACT ARE RETROACTIVE.
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| 11/30/22 | Senate | Prefiled |
| 11/30/22 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 01/10/23 | Senate | Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 79) |
| 01/10/23 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 79) |
| 02/02/23 | Senate | Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Matthews, Rice, Senn, Adams |
| 02/08/23 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 02/22/23 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 9) |
| 02/27/23 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 03/09/23 | Senate | Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 14) |
| 03/09/23 | Senate | Amended (Senate Journal-page 14) |
| 03/13/23 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 03/14/23 | Senate | Amended (Senate Journal-page 18) |
| 03/15/23 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 03/15/23 | Senate | Read second time (Senate Journal-page 24) |
| 03/15/23 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 24) |
| 03/16/23 | Senate | Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 7) |
| 03/28/23 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 35) |
| 03/28/23 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 35) |