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A77, R91, H3087

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Brady and M.A. Pitts
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5615cm09.docx

Introduced in the House on January 13, 2009
Introduced in the Senate on April 30, 2009
Passed by the General Assembly on May 21, 2009
Governor's Action: June 2, 2009, Vetoed
Legislative veto action(s): Veto overridden

Summary: Sex offenders

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/9/2008  House   Prefiled
   12/9/2008  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/13/2009  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-45
   1/13/2009  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-45
   4/22/2009  House   Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-8
   4/28/2009  House   Read second time HJ-27
   4/29/2009  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-21
   4/30/2009  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-12
   4/30/2009  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-12
    5/5/2009  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Rose, Shoopman
   5/14/2009  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary 
                        SJ-11
   5/19/2009  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-26
   5/19/2009  Senate  Read second time SJ-26
   5/20/2009          Scrivener's error corrected
   5/20/2009  Senate  Read third time and returned to House with amendments 
                        SJ-62
   5/21/2009  House   Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-53
   5/21/2009  House   Roll call Yeas-102  Nays-0 HJ-53
   5/27/2009          Ratified R 91
    6/2/2009          Vetoed by Governor
   6/16/2009  House   Veto overridden by originating body Yeas-77  Nays-38 
                        HJ-104
   6/16/2009  Senate  Veto overridden Yeas-29  Nays-14
   6/22/2009          Effective date 06/16/09
   6/24/2009          Act No. 77

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/9/2008
4/22/2009
5/14/2009
5/19/2009
5/20/2009

(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.

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