H*3094 (Rat #0410, Act #0333 of 2008) General Bill, By Brady, Haskins, Cotty, Mahaffey, Funderburk, Viers, Erickson, Hutson, Clemmons, Mulvaney, Harvin and Bedingfield
Summary: Sex offenders
    AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 23-3-535 SO AS TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS FOR CERTAIN TERMS, TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A SEX OFFENDER WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF CERTAIN CRIMES TO RESIDE IN CERTAIN AREAS, TO PROVIDE IF A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY DETERMINES THAT A SEX OFFENDER HAS VIOLATED THIS PROVISION, THE AGENCY MUST PROVIDE THE SEX OFFENDER WITH A LIST OF AREAS IN WHICH HE IS NOT PERMITTED TO RESIDE AND THAT HE MUST VACATE HIS RESIDENCE, TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS PROVISION, TO PROVIDE THAT A LOCAL GOVERNMENT MAY NOT ENACT AN ORDINANCE WHOSE PENALTIES EXCEED OR ARE LESS LENIENT THAN THE PENALTIES CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION, TO REQUIRE EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PROVIDE CERTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING SEX OFFENDERS OR THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY TO THE PARENTS OR GUARDIANS OF ITS STUDENTS OR ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S WEB SITE, TO PROVIDE THAT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES MUST DETERMINE WHETHER EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT COMPLIES WITH THIS PROVISION, AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THIS PROVISION; AND AMEND SECTION 23-3-470, RELATING TO A SEX OFFENDER'S FAILURE TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER, SO AS TO REVISE THE PENALTY FOR A FIRST OFFENSE VIOLATION OF THIS PROVISION. - ratified title
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12/13/06	House	Prefiled
12/13/06	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/09/07	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-56
01/09/07	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-56
01/11/07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cotty
02/22/07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Mahaffey
02/06/08	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Funderburk
02/12/08	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Viers, Erickson
02/28/08	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hutson
03/05/08	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Clemmons
03/05/08	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-92
03/06/08	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Mulvaney
03/06/08		Scrivener's error corrected
03/11/08	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Harvin, Bedingfield
03/11/08	House	Amended HJ-86
03/11/08	House	Read second time HJ-89
03/12/08		Scrivener's error corrected
03/13/08	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-23
03/13/08	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-2
03/13/08	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-2
03/17/08	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Hawkins (ch), Sheheen, Lourie, Vaughn
05/07/08	Senate	Committee report: Majority favorable with amend., minority unfavorable Judiciary SJ-8
05/08/08		Scrivener's error corrected
05/14/08	Senate	Minority Report Removed SJ-51
05/29/08	Senate	Committee Amendment Amended and Adopted SJ-65
05/29/08	Senate	Amended SJ-65
06/03/08	Senate	Amended SJ-35
06/03/08	Senate	Read second time SJ-35
06/04/08		Scrivener's error corrected
06/04/08	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-158
06/05/08	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-89
06/10/08		Ratified R 410
06/16/08		Signed By Governor
06/26/08		Copies available
06/26/08		Effective date See Act for Effective Date
07/11/08		Act No. 333