South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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H. 5139

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Rutherford
Document Path: l:\council\bills\cc\16172vr22.docx

Introduced in the House on March 15, 2022
Introduced in the Senate on March 30, 2022
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Pinball

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/15/2022  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference (House Journal-page 23)
   3/29/2022  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 53)
   3/29/2022  House   Roll call Yeas-106  Nays-3 (House Journal-page 53)
   3/30/2022  House   Read third time and sent to Senate 
                        (House Journal-page 18)
   3/30/2022  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 5)
   3/30/2022  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 5)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/15/2022
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INTRODUCED

March 15, 2022

H. 5139

Introduced by Rep. Rutherford

S. Printed 3/15/22--H.

Read the first time March 15, 2022.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTIONS 63-1-40 AND 63-19-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BOTH RELATING TO STATUS OFFENSES, SO AS TO ELIMINATE PLAYING A PINBALL MACHINE AS A STATUS OFFENSE; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 63-19-2430 RELATING TO THE PLAYING OF PINBALL MACHINES BY A MINOR.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 63-1-40(6) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(6)    'Status offense' means any offense which would not be a misdemeanor or felony if committed by an adult, such as, but not limited to, incorrigibility (beyond the control of parents), truancy, running away, playing or loitering in a billiard room, playing a pinball machine or gaining admission to a theater by false identification."

SECTION    2.    Section 63-19-20(9) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(9)    'Status offense' means an offense which would not be a misdemeanor or felony if committed by an adult including, but not limited to, incorrigibility or beyond the control of parents, truancy, running away, playing or loitering in a billiard room, playing a pinball machine, or gaining admission to a theater by false identification."

SECTION    3.    Section 63-19-2430 of the 1976 Code is repealed.

SECTION    4.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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