H*3087(Rat #0091, Act #0077 of 2009)  General Bill, By Brady and M.A. Pitts
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-3-535, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO LIMITATIONS ON PLACES OF RESIDENCE FOR SEX OFFENDERS, SO AS TO
 PROVIDE THAT A LOCAL GOVERNMENT MAY NOT ENACT AN ORDINANCE THAT EXPANDS OR
 CONTRACTS THE BOUNDARIES OF THE AREAS IN WHICH A SEX OFFENDER MAY OR MAY NOT
 RESIDE THAT ARE CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION; AND TO AMEND ACT 333 OF 2008,
 RELATING TO LIMITATIONS ON PLACES OF RESIDENCE FOR SEX OFFENDERS AND PENALTIES
 FOR FAILURE TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE DATE
 FOR VARIOUS PORTIONS OF THIS ACT. - ratified title

   12/09/08  House  Prefiled
   12/09/08  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   01/13/09  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-45
   01/13/09  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-45
   04/22/09  House  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-8
   04/28/09  House  Read second time HJ-27
   04/29/09  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-21
   04/30/09  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-12
   04/30/09  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-12
   05/05/09  Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Rose, Shoopman
   05/14/09  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary SJ-11
   05/19/09  Senate Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-26
   05/19/09  Senate Read second time SJ-26
   05/20/09         Scrivener's error corrected
   05/20/09  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments SJ-62
   05/21/09  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-53
   05/21/09  House  Roll call Yeas-102  Nays-0 HJ-53
   05/27/09         Ratified R 91
   06/02/09         Vetoed by Governor
   06/16/09  House  Veto overridden by originating body Yeas-77 
                     Nays-38 HJ-104
   06/16/09  Senate Veto overridden Yeas-29  Nays-14
   06/22/09         Effective date 06/16/09
   06/24/09         Act No. 77

(A77, R91, H3087)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-3-535, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO LIMITATIONS ON PLACES OF RESIDENCE FOR SEX OFFENDERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A LOCAL GOVERNMENT MAY NOT ENACT AN ORDINANCE THAT EXPANDS OR CONTRACTS THE BOUNDARIES OF THE AREAS IN WHICH A SEX OFFENDER MAY OR MAY NOT RESIDE THAT ARE CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION; AND TO AMEND ACT 333 OF 2008, RELATING TO LIMITATIONS ON PLACES OF RESIDENCE FOR SEX OFFENDERS AND PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR VARIOUS PORTIONS OF THIS ACT.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Limitations on places of residence of a sex offender

SECTION    1.    Section 23-3-535(E) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 333 of 2008, is amended to read:

"(E)    A local government may not enact an ordinance that:

(1)    contains penalties that exceed or are less lenient than the penalties contained in this section; or

(2)    expands or contracts the boundaries of areas in which a sex offender may or may not reside as contained in subsection (B)."

Revised time effective date

SECTION    2.    SECTION 2 of Act 333 of 2008 shall take effect upon approval of this act by the Governor. All other sections of Act 333 of 2008 shall take effect as provided in SECTION 4 of Act 333 of 2008.

Time effective

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 27th day of May, 2009.

Vetoed by the Governor -- 6/2/09.

Veto overridden by House -- 6/16/09.

Veto overridden by Senate -- 6/16/09.