South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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S. 524

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Hembree and Fair
Document Path: l:\s-jud\bills\hembree\jud0057.jjg.docx

Introduced in the Senate on March 5, 2015
Introduced in the House on February 23, 2016
Last Amended on February 18, 2016
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Indecent exposure

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    3/5/2015  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 13)
    3/5/2015  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 13)
   4/16/2015  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Bennett, Hembree, 
                        Johnson, Thurmond
   1/27/2016  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 8)
   1/28/2016  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 25)
   1/28/2016  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 25)
   1/28/2016  Senate  Roll call Ayes-39  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 25)
   2/18/2016  Senate  Amended (Senate Journal-page 8)
   2/18/2016  Senate  Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 8)
   2/18/2016  Senate  Roll call Ayes-34  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 8)
   2/23/2016  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 19)
   2/23/2016  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 19)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/5/2015
1/27/2016
1/28/2016
2/18/2016

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AS PASSED BY THE SENATE

February 18, 2016

S. 524

Introduced by Senators Hembree and Fair

S. Printed 2/18/16--S.

Read the first time March 5, 2015.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 16-15-130, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO INDECENT EXPOSURE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A CORRECTIONS OR DETENTION FACILITY IS CONSIDERED A PUBLIC PLACE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE VIOLATION OCCURS WITHIN A CORRECTIONS OR DETENTION FACILITY, THE SENTENCE IS TO RUN CONSECUTIVELY.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Article 5, Chapter 13, Title 24 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 24-13-480.    (A)    It is unlawful for a person to wilfully, maliciously, and indecently expose his person in a corrections or detention facility.

(B)    This section does not apply to a woman who breastfeeds her own child in a corrections or detention facility.

(C)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than one year. The sentence must be served consecutively to any other sentence the person is serving."

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

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