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S. 119
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Campsen, Rose, McConnell and Verdin
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5021cm11.docx
Introduced in the Senate on January 11, 2011
Introduced in the House on June 1, 2011
Last Amended on May 26, 2011
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Parole hearings
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/1/2010 Senate Prefiled
12/1/2010 Senate Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology
1/11/2011 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 57)
1/11/2011 Senate Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology
(Senate Journal-page 57)
5/11/2011 Senate Committee report: Favorable Corrections and Penology
(Senate Journal-page 17)
5/12/2011 Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 10)
5/12/2011 Senate Roll call Ayes-35 Nays-1 (Senate Journal-page 10)
5/26/2011 Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 42)
5/26/2011 Senate Read third time and sent to House
(Senate Journal-page 42)
5/26/2011 Senate Roll call Ayes-35 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 42)
6/1/2011 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 21)
6/1/2011 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
(House Journal-page 21)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
AS PASSED BY THE SENATE
May 26, 2011
S. 119
S. Printed 5/26/11--S.
Read the first time January 11, 2011.
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 24-21-705 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT, UPON RECEIPT OF THE NOTICE OF A PAROLE HEARING, THE VICTIM AND MEMBERS OF THE VICTIM'S IMMEDIATE FAMILY MAY SUBMIT WRITTEN STATEMENTS TO THE BOARD OF PROBATION, PAROLE AND PARDON SERVICES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATEMENTS MUST BE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD IN MAKING ITS DETERMINATION OF PAROLE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATEMENTS MUST BE RETAINED BY THE BOARD AND MUST BE SUBMITTED AT SUBSEQUENT PAROLE HEARINGS.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 7, Chapter 21, Title 24 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 24-21-705. (A) Upon receipt of the notice required by Section 24-21-221, the victim of the crime for which the prisoner has been sentenced and members of the victim's immediate family may submit written statements to the Board of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services.
(B) The statements must be considered by the board in making its determination of parole.
(C) The statements must be retained by the board. At subsequent parole hearings, the statements must be submitted again if the department verifies that it has contacted the submitting person since the prisoner's most recent parole hearing and that the submitting person declares that the statement still represents the person's present position.
(D) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit submission of information in other forms as provided by law."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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