H 3127 (Rat #0284) General Bill, By Rutherford, G.R. Smith, Clyburn, Weeks, Whipper and R.L. Brown
Summary: Pardons
    AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 24-21-1010 SO AS TO PERMIT A PERSON WHO APPLIES FOR A PARDON FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES TO REQUEST THE BOARD OF PAROLES AND PARDONS RECOMMEND THE EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS, TO ALLOW RETROACTIVE APPLICATION OF THE STATUTE, TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION FOR PERSONS PARDONED FOR A VIOLENT CRIME, TO PROVIDE AN APPLICATION FEE, AND TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE BY WHICH CRIMINAL RECORDS MAY BE EXPUNGED AND A NONPUBLIC RECORD MAINTAINED. - ratified title
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12/07/10	House	Prefiled
12/07/10	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/11/11	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 55)
01/11/11	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 55)
04/06/11	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks
04/06/11	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (House Journal-page 6)
04/07/11		Scrivener's error corrected
04/12/11	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Whipper, R.L.Brown
04/12/11	House	Amended (House Journal-page 42)
04/12/11	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Bedingfield, Hixon, JR Smith, Hiott, Skelton, Hamilton, Bikas, Henderson, Bannister, Forrester, Tallon, Patrick, Crosby, and Daning (House Journal-page 42)
04/13/11	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 89)
04/13/11	House	Roll call Yeas-90 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 89)
04/14/11	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 38)
04/19/11	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 8)
04/19/11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology (Senate Journal-page 8)
03/21/12	Senate	Recalled from Committee on Corrections and Penology (Senate Journal-page 3)
03/21/12	Senate	Committed to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 3)
03/26/12	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Sheheen (ch), Knotts, Campsen
05/30/12	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 10)
06/05/12	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 79)
06/05/12	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 79)
06/05/12	Senate	Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 79)
06/06/12		Scrivener's error corrected
06/06/12	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 7)
06/07/12	House	Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 26)
06/07/12	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled (House Journal-page 34)
06/07/12	House	Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-7 (House Journal-page 34)
06/12/12		Ratified R 284
06/18/12		Vetoed by Governor
06/19/12	House	Veto sustained Yeas-49 Nays-62