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A18, R44, H3078
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Lucas, Simrill, Coates and Cotty
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22650cm03.doc
Introduced in the House on January 14, 2003
Introduced in the Senate on February 18, 2003
Passed by the General Assembly on April 15, 2003
Governor's Action: April 21, 2003, Signed
Summary: Local correction facility includes local detention facility for purposes of detainees throwing body fluids
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/4/2002 House Prefiled
12/4/2002 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/14/2003 House Introduced and read first time HJ-35
1/14/2003 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-36
2/4/2003 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cotty
2/12/2003 House Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-2
2/13/2003 House Read second time HJ-14
2/13/2003 House Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative
day HJ-16
2/14/2003 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-2
2/18/2003 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-7
2/18/2003 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-7
4/9/2003 Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-25
4/10/2003 Senate Read second time SJ-13
4/15/2003 Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-54
4/16/2003 Ratified R 44
4/21/2003 Signed By Governor
5/1/2003 Copies available
5/1/2003 Effective date 04/21/03
5/12/2003 Act No. 18
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
(A18, R44, H3078)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 24-13-470, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL THROWING OF BODY FLUIDS ON AN EMPLOYEE OF A STATE OR LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY BY AN INMATE, DETAINEE, PERSON TAKEN INTO CUSTODY, OR A PERSON UNDER ARREST, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE TERM "LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY" INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, A LOCAL DETENTION FACILITY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Local correctional facility
SECTION 1. Section 24-13-470 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 238 of 2002, is further amended by adding at the end:
"(D) For purposes of this section, 'local correctional facility' includes, but is not limited to, a local detention facility."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 16th day of April, 2003.
Approved the 21st day of April, 2003.
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