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H. 3020
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Rutherford, C. Mitchell, Pedalino, Taylor, Grant, Atkinson, King and Weeks
Document Path: LC-0021VR25.docx
Introduced in the House on January 14, 2025
Introduced in the Senate on February 13, 2025
Passed by the General Assembly on April 30, 2026
Summary: Status Offenses
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
| Date | Body | Action Description with journal page number |
|---|---|---|
| 12/5/2024 | House | Prefiled |
| 12/5/2024 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 1/14/2025 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 69) |
| 1/14/2025 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 69) |
| 2/6/2025 | House | Committee report: Favorable Judiciary (House Journal-page 5) |
| 2/11/2025 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Atkinson |
| 2/12/2025 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: King, Weeks |
| 2/12/2025 | House | Read second time (House Journal-page 34) |
| 2/12/2025 | House | Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 34) |
| 2/13/2025 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 12) |
| 2/13/2025 | Senate | Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 9) |
| 2/13/2025 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 9) |
| 4/9/2026 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 5) |
| 4/29/2026 | Senate | Read second time (Senate Journal-page 65) |
| 4/29/2026 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-1 (Senate Journal-page 65) |
| 4/30/2026 | Senate | Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 36) |
| 5/14/2026 | Ratified R 167 | |
| 5/19/2026 | Signed By Governor |
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
(R167, H3020)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 63-1-40 AND 63-19-20, BOTH RELATING TO STATUS OFFENSES, SO AS TO ELIMINATE PLAYING A PINBALL MACHINE AS A STATUS OFFENSE; AND BY REPEALING 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:
Definition
SECTION 1. Section 63-1-40(6) of the S.C. 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, or gaining admission to a theater by false identification.
Definition
SECTION 2. Section 63-19-20(9) of the S.C. 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, or gaining admission to a theater by false identification.
Repeal
SECTION 3. Section 63-19-2430 of the S.C. Code is repealed.
Time effective
SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 14th day of May, 2026.
Approved the _____________ day of _________________________________________2026.
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