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S*0142 (Rat #0238, Act #0213 of 2024) General Bill, By Shealy, Gustafson, Goldfinch, Hutto, Jackson, Campsen, McLeod, Setzler and Garrett
Summary: Trafficking in persons, luring a child
    AN ACT 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; BY AMENDING SECTION 16-3-2020, RELATING TO TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS, PENALTIES, MINOR VICTIMS AND DEFENSES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A TRAFFICKING VICTIM MAY RAISE DURESS AND COERCION AS AN AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE TO OFFENSES COMMITTED AS A DIRECT RESULT OR INTERRELATED TO TRAFFICKING, TO PROVIDE THAT A TRAFFICKING VICTIM MAY HAVE CERTAIN OFFENSES EXPUNGED IF THE OFFENSES WERE A DIRECT RESULT OR INTERRELATED TO BEING A VICTIM OF TRAFFICKING, AND TO PROVIDE SIMILAR PROVISIONS FOR MINOR TRAFFICKING VICTIMS AND TO REQUIRE THE MINOR TO BE REFERRED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES; BY ADDING SECTION 16-25-130 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM WITHIN THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE TO PROTECT THE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, STALKING, HARASSMENT, AND OTHER SEXUAL OFFENSES; BY AMENDING SECTION 16-3-910, RELATING TO KIDNAPPING, SO AS TO ALLOW SENTENCING FOR THE KIDNAPPING OFFENSES WHEN ALSO SENTENCED FOR MURDER; BY ADDING SECTION 16-15-340 SO AS TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF LURING A CHILD AND PROVIDE A PENALTY AND DEFENSES TO PROSECUTION; AND TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN PROVISIONS IN THIS ACT ARE RETROACTIVE. - RATIFIED TITLE
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11/30/22Senate Prefiled
11/30/22Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/10/23Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 79)
01/10/23Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 79)
02/02/23Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Matthews, Rice, Senn, Adams
02/08/23 Scrivener's error corrected
02/22/23Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 9)
02/27/23 Scrivener's error corrected
03/09/23Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 14)
03/09/23Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 14)
03/13/23 Scrivener's error corrected
03/14/23Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 18)
03/15/23 Scrivener's error corrected
03/15/23Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 24)
03/15/23Senate Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 24)
03/16/23Senate Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 7)
03/28/23House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 35)
03/28/23House Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 35)
04/23/24House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (House Journal-page 3)
04/24/24 Scrivener's error corrected
04/25/24House Amended (House Journal-page 10)
04/25/24House Read second time (House Journal-page 10)
04/25/24House Roll call Yeas-97 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 12)
04/25/24House Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day (House Journal-page 13)
04/26/24 Scrivener's error corrected
04/27/24House Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments (House Journal-page 2)
05/08/24Senate House amendment amended (Senate Journal-page 167)
05/08/24Senate Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
05/08/24Senate Returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 167)
05/09/24House Non-concurrence in Senate amendment (House Journal-page 62)
05/09/24House Roll call Yeas-0 Nays-102 (House Journal-page 63)
05/09/24Senate Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Hutto, Gustafson, Adams (Senate Journal-page 14)
05/09/24House Conference committee appointed Bernstein, Guest, Connell (House Journal-page 144)
06/26/24House Free conference powers granted
06/26/24House Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-2
06/26/24House Free conference committee appointed Berstien, Connell, Guest
06/26/24House Free conference report received and adopted (House Journal-page 679)
06/26/24House Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-1
06/26/24Senate Free conference powers granted (Senate Journal-page 19)
06/26/24Senate Free conference committee appointed Hutto, Gustafson, Adams (Senate Journal-page 19)
06/26/24Senate Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 19)
06/26/24Senate Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 30)
06/26/24House Ordered enrolled for ratification
06/27/24 Ratified R 238
07/02/24 Signed By Governor
07/17/24 Effective date 07/02/24
07/17/24 Act No. 213



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