South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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S. 43

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Ford, Mescher and Knotts
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5028cm07.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 264

Introduced in the Senate on January 9, 2007
Introduced in the House on April 10, 2007
Last Amended on March 29, 2007
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Sex offenders

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  11/29/2006  Senate  Prefiled
  11/29/2006  Senate  Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology
    1/9/2007  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-46
    1/9/2007  Senate  Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology SJ-46
   3/28/2007  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Corrections 
                        and Penology SJ-20
   3/29/2007  Senate  Amended SJ-18
   3/29/2007  Senate  Read second time SJ-18
    4/3/2007  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-19
   4/10/2007  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-13
   4/10/2007  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-13

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

11/29/2006
3/28/2007
3/29/2007

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

March 29, 2007

S. 43

Introduced by Senators Ford, Mescher and Knotts

S. Printed 3/29/07--S.

Read the first time January 9, 2007.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 24-21-435 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A SEX OFFENDER WHO IS SERVING A PROBATIONARY SENTENCE MUST BE PLACED UNDER GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM SATELLITE SURVEILLANCE CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE DURATION OF HIS PROBATIONARY SENTENCE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PROBATION, PAROLE AND PARDON SERVICES.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Article 5, Chapter 21, Title 24 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 24-21-435.    A person who is determined to be a sex offender pursuant to Section 23-3-430, who is serving a probationary sentence, and has been determined by the Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services to pose a great risk of becoming a recidivist, or has been convicted of a second offense pursuant to Section 23-3-430, must be placed under global positioning system satellite surveillance continuously for the duration of his probationary sentence by the department."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and implemented upon the appropriation of sufficient funds by the General Assembly.

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