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A266, R284, H3060
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Ceips, Vaughn, Mahaffey, Sandifer, Toole, Duncan, M.A. Pitts, Umphlett, Dantzler, Whitmire, Barfield, Jefferson, Govan, Hosey, Vick, Chalk, J. Hines, Anderson, G. Brown, Miller, Battle, Whipper, Sinclair, Haley, Martin, Young, Haskins, Brady, Moody-Lawrence, Loftis, Phillips, Anthony, R. Brown, D.C. Smith, Limehouse, Coates, Owens, Rhoad, Leach, Littlejohn, Neilson, Bales, E.H. Pitts, Huggins and Scarborough
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Introduced in the House on January 11, 2005
Introduced in the Senate on April 28, 2005
Last Amended on April 11, 2006
Passed by the General Assembly on April 25, 2006
Governor's Action: May 2, 2006, Signed
Summary: Criminal offenses created for involuntary servitude
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12/8/2004 House Prefiled 12/8/2004 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary 1/11/2005 House Introduced and read first time HJ-67 1/11/2005 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-68 1/12/2005 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Duncan, M.A.Pitts 1/13/2005 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Umphlett 1/26/2005 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Dantzler, Whitmire, Barfield, Jefferson, Govan, Hosey, Vick, Chalk, J.Hines, Anderson, G.Brown, Miller, Battle, Whipper, Sinclair, Haley, Martin, Young, Haskins, Brady, Moody-Lawrence, Loftis, Phillips, Anthony, R.Brown, D.C.Smith, Limehouse, Coates, Owens, Rhoad, Leach, Littlejohn, Neilson, Bales, E.H.Pitts, Huggins 2/23/2005 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Scarborough 4/19/2005 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-61 4/26/2005 Scrivener's error corrected 4/26/2005 House Amended HJ-117 4/26/2005 House Read second time HJ-118 4/27/2005 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-24 4/28/2005 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-5 4/28/2005 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-5 5/9/2005 Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Jackson, Knotts, Bryant 4/5/2006 Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-22 4/6/2006 Senate Amended SJ-30 4/6/2006 Senate Read second time SJ-30 4/11/2006 Senate Amended SJ-17 4/11/2006 Senate Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-17 4/20/2006 House Debate adjourned until Tuesday, April 25, 2006 HJ-69 4/25/2006 House Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-148 4/27/2006 Ratified R 284 5/2/2006 Signed By Governor 5/4/2006 Copies available 5/4/2006 Effective date 05/02/06 5/9/2006 Act No. 266
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/8/2004
4/19/2005
4/26/2005
4/26/2005-A
4/5/2006
4/6/2006
4/6/2006-A
4/11/2006
(A266, R284, H3060)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-930 SO AS TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS FOR FORCED LABOR OR SERVICES, TO PROVIDE A PENALTY, TO DEFINE THE TERM "FORCED LABOR OR SERVICES", AND TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION FOR PERSONS IN THE CUSTODY OF A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Trafficking in persons for forced labor or services
SECTION 1. Chapter 3, Title 16 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 16-3-930. (A) A person who knowingly subjects another person to forced labor or services, or recruits, entices, harbors, transports, provides, or obtains by any means another person knowing that the person will be subjected to forced labor or services, or aids, abets, attempts, or conspires to do any of the above acts is guilty of a felony known as trafficking in persons for forced labor or services and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned for not more than fifteen years.
(B) 'Forced labor or services' means any type of labor or services performed or provided by a person rendered through another person's exertion of physical, financial, or other means of control over the person providing the labor or services.
(C) This section does not apply to labor or services performed or provided by a person in the custody of the Department of Corrections or a local jail, detention center, or correctional facility."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 27th day of April, 2006.
Approved the 2nd day of May, 2006.
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