S*0047 (Rat #0111, Act #0094 of 2005) General Bill, By Cromer, Elliott, Fair, Ford and Ritchie
Summary: Criminal sexual conduct penalties
    AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-655, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH MINORS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A CONVICTION OF CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT IN THE FIRST DEGREE WITH CERTAIN MINORS CARRIES A MINIMUM TERM OF IMPRISONMENT OF TEN YEARS, NO PART OF WHICH MAY BE SUSPENDED OR PROBATION GRANTED, AND TO ADD THAT A PERSON IS GUILTY OF CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT IN THE FIRST DEGREE IF THE PERSON ENGAGES IN SEXUAL BATTERY WITH A VICTIM WHO IS LESS THAN SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON HAS A PREVIOUS CONVICTION FOR WHICH HE IS REQUIRED TO BE REGISTERED ON THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY; BY ADDING SECTION 23-3-465 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON REQUIRED TO BE REGISTERED ON THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY IS PROHIBITED FROM LIVING IN CAMPUS STUDENT HOUSING AT A PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING IN THIS STATE. - ratified title
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12/08/04	Senate	Prefiled
12/08/04	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/11/05	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-103
01/11/05	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-103
02/04/05	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Hawkins (ch), Cromer, Sheheen, Lourie
04/19/05	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-9
04/25/05	Senate	Amended SJ-26
04/25/05	Senate	Read second time SJ-26
04/26/05	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-11
04/26/05		Scrivener's error corrected
04/27/05	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-5
04/27/05	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-5
05/18/05	House	Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-143
05/24/05	House	Read second time HJ-18
05/25/05	House	Read third time and enrolled HJ-27
05/26/05		Ratified R 111
06/01/05		Signed By Governor
06/03/05		Copies available
06/03/05		Effective date 06/01/05
06/07/05		Act No. 94