South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 3154

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter 

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       3154
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19950110
Primary Sponsor:                   Lanford 
All Sponsors:                      Lanford, Fair, Allison,
                                   Herdklotz, Simrill, Meacham, Fleming,
                                   Kelley, Law, Haskins, Harrell,
                                   Gamble, Stuart and Phillips 
Drafted Document Number:           BBM\9731SD.95
Residing Body:                     House
Date Tabled:                       19950411
Current Committee:                 Medical, Military, Public and
                                   Municipal Affairs Committee 27
                                   H3M
Subject:                           Prisons, exercise
                                   equipment
History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

House   19950411  Tabled in Committee                      27 H3M
House   19950110  Introduced, read first time,             27 H3M
                  referred to Committee
House   19941221  Prefiled, referred to Committee          27 H3M
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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 24-1-290 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FROM PROVIDING OR PERMITTING EXERCISE EQUIPMENT FOR USE BY PRISONERS, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY SUCH EQUIPMENT OWNED BY THE DEPARTMENT MUST BE DONATED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE IN THE MANNER THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL PROVIDE, AND TO PROVIDE ANY SUCH EQUIPMENT NOT OWNED BY THE DEPARTMENT BUT LOCATED IN ANY OF ITS FACILITIES MUST BE RETURNED TO THE OWNER WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 24-1-290. (A) The department may not provide or permit exercise equipment for use by prisoners. For purposes of this section `exercise equipment' means free weights and machines or devices that are designed for exercising parts of the human body by offering various amounts of resistance.

(B) Any such equipment owned by the department must be donated to law enforcement agencies throughout the State in the manner the General Assembly shall provide. Any such equipment not owned by the department but located in any of its facilities must be returned to the owner within thirty days of the effective date of this section."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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