H*3717 (Rat #0122, Act #0099 of 2013) General Bill, By Quinn, Bannister, Allison, Sandifer, Sellers, Clemmons, Ballentine, Atwater, Toole, Kennedy, Vick, Erickson, Long, Bernstein, Munnerlyn, Horne, Funderburk, Brannon, Henderson, Wood, Dillard, M.S. McLeod, Whipper and R.L. Brown
Summary: Harassment and stalking
    AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-1700, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS FOR PURPOSES OF THE OFFENSES OF HARASSMENT AND STALKING, SO AS TO INCLUDE IN THE PURVIEW OF THE OFFENSES PERSONS WHO COMMIT THE OFFENSES WHILE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF A RESTRAINING ORDER ISSUED BY THE FAMILY COURT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 16-3-1710, 16-3-1720, AND 16-3-1730, ALL AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR HARASSMENT IN THE SECOND DEGREE, HARASSMENT IN THE FIRST DEGREE, AND STALKING, RESPECTIVELY, ALL SO AS TO INCLUDE PERSONS SUBJECT TO A RESTRAINING ORDER ISSUED BY THE FAMILY COURT; TO AMEND SECTION 20-4-60, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO ORDERS OF PROTECTION FROM DOMESTIC ABUSE, SO AS TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR VACATING AN ORDER OF PROTECTION AND DESTRUCTION OF THE RECORDS OF THE ORDER WHEN MUTUAL ORDERS OF PROTECTION HAVE BEEN ENTERED THAT DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE STATUTE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-1760, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO EMERGENCY HEARINGS FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR VACATING A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND DESTRUCTION OF THE RECORDS OF THE ORDER WHEN AN ORDER WAS IMPROPERLY ISSUED DUE TO UNKNOWN FACTS. - ratified title
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02/28/13	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 30)
02/28/13	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 30)
03/06/13	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Allison, Sandifer, Sellers, Clemmons, Ballentine, Atwater, Toole, Kennedy, Vick
03/11/13	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson, Long, Bernstein, Munnerlyn, Horne, Funderburk, Brannon, Henderson, Wood, Dillard, M.S.McLeod
05/29/13	House	Recalled from Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 34)
05/30/13	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Whipper, R.L.Brown
05/30/13	House	Amended (House Journal-page 70)
05/30/13	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 70)
05/30/13	House	Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 71)
05/30/13	House	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day (House Journal-page 72)
05/31/13	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 2)
06/04/13	Senate	Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference (Senate Journal-page 15)
06/05/13	Senate	Amended (Senate Journal-page 37)
06/05/13	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 37)
06/05/13	Senate	Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 37)
06/06/13	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 38)
06/06/13		Scrivener's error corrected
06/06/13	House	Non-concurrence in Senate amendment (House Journal-page 82)
06/06/13	House	Roll call Yeas-0 Nays-86 (House Journal-page 82)
06/06/13	Senate	Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Massey, Coleman, Thurmond (Senate Journal-page 51)
06/06/13	House	Conference committee appointed Bannister, Quinn, and Stavrinakis (House Journal-page 99)
06/18/13	House	Conference report received and adopted (House Journal-page 41)
06/18/13	House	Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 43)
06/18/13	Senate	Conference report received and adopted (Senate Journal-page 46)
06/18/13	Senate	Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 46)
06/18/13	House	Ordered enrolled for ratification (House Journal-page 47)
06/19/13		Ratified R 122
06/20/13		Signed By Governor
06/26/13		Effective date 06/20/13
06/26/13		Act No. 99