South Carolina General Assembly
110th Session, 1993-1994

Bill 4397

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter 

                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    4397
Primary Sponsor:                Lanford
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Prisoners, use of exercise
                                equipment prohibited
Residing Body:                  House
Computer Document Number:       PT/22312AC.94
Introduced Date:                19940111
Last History Body:              House
Last History Date:              19940119
Last History Type:              Committee Report:   majority
                                favorable, minority
                                unfavorable
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Lanford
                                Littlejohn
                                Fulmer
                                Vaughn
                                Witherspoon
                                Allison
                                Meacham
Type of Legislation:            General Bill
History


Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
____  ______  ____________  ______________________________  ___  ____________

4397  House   19940119      Committee Report: majority      27
                            favorable, minority
                            unfavorable
4397  House   19940111      Introduced, read first time,    27
                            referred to Committee
4397  House   19931215      Prefiled, referred to           27
                            Committee
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COMMITTEE REPORT

January 19, 1994

H. 4397

Introduced by REPS. Lanford, Littlejohn, Fulmer, Vaughn, Witherspoon, Allison and Meacham

S. Printed 1/19/94--H.

Read the first time January 11, 1994.

THE COMMITTEE ON MEDICAL,

MILITARY, PUBLIC AND MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 4397), to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section 24-1-290 so as to prohibit the Department of Corrections from providing or permitting exercise equipment for use by prisoners, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

Majority favorable. Minority unfavorable.

DAVE C. WALDROP, JR. JOE E. BROWN

For Majority. JOSEPH H. NEAL

FLOYD BREELAND

BESSIE MOODY-LAWRENCE

JUNE S. SHISSIAS

For Minority.

STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT

1. Estimated Cost to State-First Year$ Nominal

2. Estimated Cost to State-Annually Thereafter $ Nominal

House Bill 4397 amends the South Carolina Code of Laws, 1976, by adding Section 24-1-290 so as to prohibit the Department of Corrections from providing or promoting exercise equipment for use by prisoners.

If this bill is approved, the estimated fiscal impact to the General Fund of the State should be nominal.

Prepared By: Approved By:

James W. Trexler George N. Dorn, Jr.

State Budget Analyst State Budget Division

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 24-1-290 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FROM PROVIDING OR PERMITTING EXERCISE EQUIPMENT FOR USE BY PRISONERS.

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 24-1-290. The department may not provide or permit exercise equipment for use by prisoners. For purposes of this section `exercise equipment' means free weights and machines or devices that are designed for exercising parts of the human body by offering various amounts of resistance."

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

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