S 0169 General Bill, By Shealy and McLeod
Summary: Teen Dating Violence Prevention
    A BILL TO AMEND CHAPTER 25, TITLE 16 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, BY ADDING ARTICLE 8, TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF TEEN DATING VIOLENCE, TO PROVIDE A PENALTY, TO ALLOW VICTIMS TO SEEK ORDERS OF PROTECTION OR RESTRAINING ORDERS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, TO PROHIBIT A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF THE ARTICLE FROM PARTICIPATING IN A PRETRIAL INTERVENTION PROGRAM, AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-755 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO SEXUAL BATTERY WITH A STUDENT, TO REVISE THE STRUCTURE OF THE OFFENSE TO PROVIDE THE SAME PENALTY FOR PERSONS WHO COMMIT THE OFFENSE WHEN THE VICTIM IS SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AND TO PROVIDE A MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCE OF ONE YEAR FOR A CONVICTION, NO PART OF WHICH MAY BE SUSPENDED NOR PROBATION GRANTED.
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12/13/16	Senate	Prefiled
12/13/16	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/10/17	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 90)
01/10/17	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 90)
02/23/17	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Sabb, Talley
04/19/17	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 7)
04/20/17		Scrivener's error corrected
05/03/17	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 36)
05/03/17	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 36)
05/03/17	Senate	Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 36)
05/04/17	Senate	Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 17)
05/09/17	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 192)
05/09/17	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 192)