South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024
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H. 4120
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Pope and Long
Document Path: LC-0257CM23.docx
Introduced in the House on March 9, 2023
Introduced in the Senate on March 30, 2023
Last Amended on March 29, 2023
Currently residing in the House
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
| Date | Body | Action Description with journal page number |
|---|---|---|
| 3/9/2023 | House | Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference (House Journal-page 15) |
| 3/28/2023 | House | Requests for debate-Rep(s). Beach, Cromer, McCabe, AM Morgan, TA Morgan, Pope, Forrest, Ott, Hixon, Hiott, Ligon, Guffey, McCravy, Guest, McGinnis, BL Cox, MM Smith, Kirby, Hart, BJ Cox, Taylor (House Journal-page 53) |
| 3/29/2023 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Long |
| 3/29/2023 | House | Amended (House Journal-page 96) |
| 3/29/2023 | House | Read second time (House Journal-page 96) |
| 3/29/2023 | House | Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 97) |
| 3/30/2023 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 50) |
| 3/30/2023 | Senate | Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 10) |
| 3/30/2023 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 10) |
| 5/2/2023 | Senate | Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Matthews, Rice, Senn, Adams |
| 5/10/2023 | Senate | Recalled from Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 175) |
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
03/09/2023
03/09/2023-A
03/29/2023
05/10/2023
Recalled
May 10, 2023
H. 4120
Introduced by Reps. Pope and Long
S. Printed 05/10/23--S.
Read the first time March 30, 2023
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A bill
TO AMEND THE south carolina CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 23-3-80 SO AS TO CREATE THE "ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT UNIT" WITHIN THE SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION, TO PROVIDE FOR ITS ADMINISTRATION AND DUTIES, AND TO REQUIRE it to enter into A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH the UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT agency; by repealing SECTION 23-6-60 and chapter 30 of title 8 RELATING TO THE CREATION OF THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT UNIT WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF public SAFETY and recording and reporting of immigration law violations; and by adding section 40-1-35 so as to provide certain immigrants are eligible for occupational or professional licensure under this title.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 3, Title 23 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:
Section 23-3-80. (A) There is created an "Illegal Immigration Enforcement Unit" within the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED). The purpose of the Illegal Immigration Enforcement Unit is to enforce immigration laws as authorized pursuant to federal laws and the laws of this State.
(B) The Illegal Immigration Enforcement Unit is under the administrative direction of the Chief of SLED. SLED shall designate such agents and other personnel that the chief deems necessary and proper to enforce the immigration laws as authorized pursuant to federal laws and the laws of this State and to administer and oversee the operations of the Illegal Immigration Enforcement Unit.
(C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Illegal Immigration Enforcement Unit must be funded annually by a specific appropriation to the Illegal Immigration Enforcement Unit in the state general appropriations act, separate and distinct from SLED's other appropriations.
(D) To the extent possible SLED shall negotiate the terms of a memorandum of agreement with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency pursuant to Section 287(g) of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act as soon as possible after the effective date of this act.
(E) Nothing in this section may be construed to prevent other law enforcement agencies of the State and political subdivisions of the State, including local law enforcement agencies, from enforcing immigration laws as authorized pursuant to federal laws and the laws of this State.
(F) SLED shall develop an illegal immigration enforcement training program and shall make this training program available to all local law enforcement agencies to assist any local law enforcement agency wishing to utilize the training program in the proper implementation, management, and enforcement of applicable immigration laws.
SECTION 2. Section 23-6-60 of the S.C. Code is repealed.
SECTION 3. Chapter 30, Title 8 of the S.C. Code is repealed.
SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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