H*4202 (Rat #0324, Act #0289 of 2010) General Bill, By Mitchell, Long, Dillard, Cobb-Hunter and Sellers
Summary: Trafficking in persons
    AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 16-1-60, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO VIOLENT CRIMES, SO AS TO ADD CERTAIN OFFENSES TO THE LIST OF VIOLENT CRIMES INCLUDING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS; TO AMEND SECTION 16-1-90, RELATING TO CRIME CLASSIFICATION, SO AS TO ADD TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS TO THE LIST OF CLASS A FELONIES AND TO DELETE SECTION 16-3-930 FROM THE LIST OF CLASS D FELONIES; TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-20, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO MURDER, SO AS TO ADD TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS TO LIST OF STATUTORY AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES FOR WHICH A PERSON MAY RECEIVE THE DEATH PENALTY; TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-652 AND SECTION 16-3-655, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT IN THE FIRST DEGREE AND CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH A MINOR, RESPECTIVELY, BOTH SO AS TO ADD TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS TO THE PURVIEW OF THE STATUTE; TO AMEND SECTION 17-25-45, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO TWO STRIKES/THREE STRIKES FOR REPEAT OFFENDERS OF MOST SERIOUS AND SERIOUS OFFENSES, SO AS TO ADD CERTAIN CRIMES TO THE DELINEATED LIST OF MOST SERIOUS OFFENSES INCLUDING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS; TO AMEND SECTION 23-3-430, AS AMENDED, AND SECTION 23-3-490, RELATING TO THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY AND PUBLIC INSPECTION OF THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY, RESPECTIVELY, BOTH SO AS TO ADD TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS TO THE DELINEATED LIST OF OFFENSES UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO AMEND SECTION 23-3-535 AND SECTION 23-3-540, BOTH AS AMENDED, RELATING TO LIMITATIONS ON SEX OFFENDERS AND ELECTRONIC MONITORING OF SEX OFFENDERS, RESPECTIVELY, BOTH SO AS TO ADD TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS TO THE DELINEATED LIST OF OFFENSES UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-370, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO DISTRIBUTION AND TRAFFICKING IN CERTAIN DRUGS, SO AS TO ADD TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS TO THE DELINEATED LIST OF OFFENSES. - ratified title
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11/17/09	House	Prefiled
11/17/09	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/12/10	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-29
01/12/10	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-29
01/13/10	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Dillard
01/20/10	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cobb-Hunter
03/24/10	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-26
04/13/10	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sellers
04/15/10	House	Amended HJ-40
04/15/10	House	Read second time HJ-41
04/15/10	House	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day HJ-41
04/16/10	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-2
04/20/10	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-5
04/20/10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-5
04/28/10	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Knotts (ch), Massey, Coleman
05/19/10	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-32
05/20/10	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-53
05/24/10		Scrivener's error corrected
06/02/10	Senate	Amended SJ-130
06/02/10	Senate	Read second time SJ-130
06/03/10	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments
06/03/10	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-41
06/03/10	House	Roll call Yeas-102 Nays-0 HJ-41
06/07/10		Ratified R 324
06/11/10		Signed By Governor
07/19/10		Effective date 06/11/10
07/21/10		Act No. 289