South Carolina General Assembly
112th Session, 1997-1998

Bill 38

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    38
Ratification Number:            113
Act Number:                     51
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               Senate
Introduced Date:                19970114
Primary Sponsor:                Land 
All Sponsors:                   Land and Giese
Drafted Document Number:        council\legis\bills\dka
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19970520
Date of Last Amendment:         19970506
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19970605
Subject:                        Highway Patrol Division, service
                                revolver of trooper killed in line of
                                duty; law enforcement, weapons
History


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

------  19970619  Act No. A51
------  19970605  Signed by Governor
------  19970604  Ratified R113
Senate  19970520  Concurred in House amendment,
                  enrolled for ratification
House   19970507  Read third time, returned to Senate
                  with amendment
House   19970506  Amended, read second time
House   19970501  Debate adjourned until
                  Tuesday, 19970506
House   19970430  Debate adjourned until
                  Thursday, 19970501
House   19970429  Debate adjourned until
                  Wednesday, 19970430
House   19970424  Committee report: Favorable with         21 HEPW
                  amendment
House   19970205  Introduced, read first time,             21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19970205  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19970204  Read second time
Senate  19970204  Committee amendment adopted
Senate  19970130  Committee report: Favorable with         11 SJ
                  amendment
Senate  19970114  Introduced, read first time,             11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
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(A51, R113, S38)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-6-100, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CREATION OF THE HIGHWAY PATROL DIVISION, AND STATE POLICE DIVISION AND THEIR DISTINCTIVE UNIFORMS AND EMBLEMS, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE HIGHWAY PATROL DIVISION TO TRANSFER THE SERVICE SIDEARM OF AN ACTIVE DUTY TROOPER KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY TO THE TROOPER'S SURVIVING SPOUSE AT NO CHARGE UPON REQUEST ONCE THE REVOLVER HAS BEEN RENDERED INOPERABLE.

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

Service sidearm

SECTION 1. Section 23-6-100 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 335 of 1994, is further amended by adding at the end:

"(E) The South Carolina Highway Patrol Division shall transfer the service sidearm of an active duty trooper killed in the line of duty to the trooper's surviving spouse upon request at no charge once the sidearm has been rendered permanently inoperable."

Time effective

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

Approved the 5th day of June, 1997.