S 0458 General Bill, By Kuhn, Giese, Leatherman, Ravenel, Waldrep, Martin, Grooms, Branton, Richardson, Fair, Verdin, Hayes, Thomas, Mescher and Knotts
Summary: Assault and battery; person affiliated with school allowed to bring civil action against a student who commits on another
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 15-75-70 SO AS TO ALLOW A PERSON AFFILIATED WITH A SCHOOL TO BRING A CIVIL ACTION AGAINST A STUDENT WHO COMMITS ASSAULT AND BATTERY AGAINST THE PERSON; AND TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-612, RELATING TO A STUDENT COMMITTING ASSAULT AND BATTERY AGAINST A PERSON AFFILIATED WITH A SCHOOL, SO AS TO CHANGE THE OFFENSE FROM A MISDEMEANOR TO A FELONY, AND TO ALLOW A PERSON AFFILIATED WITH A SCHOOL TO BRING A CIVIL ACTION AGAINST A STUDENT WHO COMMITS ASSAULT AND BATTERY AGAINST THE PERSON.
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03/06/03	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-3
03/06/03	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-3
04/23/03	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-20
04/24/03	Senate	Amended SJ-53
04/24/03	Senate	Read second time SJ-53
04/24/03	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-53
04/25/03		Scrivener's error corrected
04/29/03	Senate	Amended SJ-50
04/29/03	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-50
04/30/03	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-13
04/30/03	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-14
05/19/04	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-6
05/25/04	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Scott, JE Smith, Bales, Lloyd, Miller, Moody-Lawrence, Hosey, Davenport, R Brown, and Freeman HJ-39
05/26/04	House	Amended HJ-83
05/26/04	House	Debate interrupted HJ-90
05/27/04	House	Debate adjourned until Tuesday, June 1, 2004
06/01/04	House	Amended HJ-38
06/01/04	House	Read second time HJ-42
06/01/04	House	Roll call Yeas-91 Nays-20 HJ-42
06/02/04	House	Debate adjourned HJ-36
06/02/04	House	Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments HJ-44
06/02/04		Scrivener's error corrected