South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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H. 3048

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. King, Cobb-Hunter, Henegan, J.L. Johnson and Henderson-Myers
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gt\5869cm21.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3034

Introduced in the House on January 12, 2021
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Voter registrations

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/9/2020  House   Prefiled
   12/9/2020  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/12/2021  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 49)
   1/12/2021  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 49)
   1/14/2021  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Henegan, 
                        J.L.Johnson
   1/26/2021          Scrivener's error corrected
    3/3/2021  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Henderson-Myers

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/9/2020
1/26/2021

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 24-3-980 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PROBATION, PAROLE AND PARDON SERVICES SHALL INFORM A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY OR AN OFFENSE AGAINST THE ELECTION LAWS AND HAS SERVED THE SENTENCE IMPOSED FOR THE CONVICTION, INCLUDING PROBATION AND PAROLE TIME UNLESS SOONER PARDONED, THAT HE IS ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER TO VOTE.

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

SECTION 1. Article 9, Chapter 3, Title 24 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 24-3-980.    The Department of Corrections and the Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services shall inform an adult who has been convicted of a felony or an offense against the election laws and has served the sentence imposed for the conviction, including probation and parole time unless sooner pardoned, that he is eligible to register to vote if he meets all conditions contained in Section 7-5-120."

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

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