South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

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H. 4720

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Rose, McCravy, C. Mitchell, Yow, Reese and Rivers
Document Path: LC-0168AHB26.docx

Introduced in the House on January 13, 2026
Introduced in the Senate on February 4, 2026
Passed by the General Assembly on April 30, 2026

Summary: Pretrial Intervention Program eligibility

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
12/16/2025 House Prefiled
12/16/2025 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/13/2026 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 66)
1/13/2026 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 66)
1/28/2026 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: C. Mitchell, Yow
1/29/2026 House Committee report: Favorable Judiciary (House Journal-page 7)
1/30/2026 Scrivener's error corrected
2/3/2026 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Reese, Rivers
2/3/2026 House Read second time (House Journal-page 18)
2/3/2026 House Roll call Yeas-xxx Nays-xxx (House Journal-page 18)
2/3/2026 Scrivener's error corrected
2/4/2026 House Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 17)
2/4/2026 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 10)
2/4/2026 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 10)
4/9/2026 Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 6)
4/29/2026 Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 68)
4/29/2026 Senate Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 68)
4/30/2026 Senate Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 36)
5/14/2026 Ratified R 199
5/19/2026 Signed By Governor

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/17/2025
1/29/2026
1/30/2026
2/3/2026
4/9/2026

NOTE: THIS IS A TEMPORARY VERSION. THIS DOCUMENT WILL REMAIN IN THIS VERSION UNTIL FINAL APPROVAL BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

(R199, H4720)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 17-22-50 AND 17-22-60, BOTH RELATING TO PRETRIAL INTERVENTION PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY, BOTH SO AS TO PROVIDE A PERSON MAY PARTICIPATE IN A PRETRIAL INTERVENTION PROGRAM IF TWENTY YEARS HAVE PASSED SINCE THE DATE OF SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A PRETRIAL INTERVENTION PROGRAM BY THE PERSON, RATHER THAN LIMITING ELIGIBILITY OF PARTICIPATION TO ONLY ONCE.

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

Pretrial intervention, eligibility

SECTION 1.    Section 17-22-50 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

Section 17-22-50.    (A) A person must not be considered for intervention if

the person is charged with:

(1) blackmail;

(2) driving under the influence or driving with an unlawful alcohol concentration;

(3) a traffic-related offense which is punishable only by fine or loss of points;

(4) a fish, game, wildlife, or commercial fishery-related offense which is punishable by a loss of eighteen points as provided in Section 50-9-1120;

(5) a crime of violence as defined in Section 16-1-60; or

(6) an offense contained in Chapter 25 of Title 16 if the offender has been convicted previously of a violation of that chapter or a similar offense in another jurisdiction.

(B) However, this section does not apply if the solicitor determines the elements of the crime do not fit the charge.

(C) A person may participate in a pretrial intervention program pursuant to the provisions of this article, or any other provision of law related to the eligibility of pretrial intervention participation, more than once when twenty years have passed from the date of successful completion of a previous pretrial intervention program.

Pretrial intervention, eligibility

SECTION 2.    Section 17-22-60 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

Section 17-22-60.    Intervention is appropriate only when:

(1) there is substantial likelihood that justice will be served if the offender is placed in an intervention program;

(2) it is determined that the needs of the offender and the State can better be met outside the traditional criminal justice process;

(3) it is apparent that the offender poses no threat to the community;

(4) it appears that the offender is unlikely to be involved in further criminal activity;

(5) the offender, in those cases where it is required, is likely to respond quickly to rehabilitative treatment;

(6) the offender has no significant history of prior delinquency or criminal activity; and

(7) at least twenty years have passed from the date of successful completion of a previous pretrial intervention program by the offender, if applicable.

Time effective

SECTION 3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 14th day of May, 2026.

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President of the Senate

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Speaker of the House of Representatives

Approved the _____________ day of _________________________________________2026.

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Governor

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