South Carolina House Bill 3254 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-12 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Section 1-23-665 So As To Create The Office Of Freedom Of Information Act Review Within The Administrative Law Court, To Provide Related General Functions, Powers, And Duties Of The Office And The Court, Among Other Things, To Provide Applicable Procedures, And To Exempt Data From Video Or Audio Recordings Made By Law Enforcement Vehicle-mounted Recording Devices Or Dashboard Cameras; To Amend Section 30-4-100, Relating To Equitable Remedies Available To The General Public To Enforce Provisions Of The Freedom Of Information Act, So As To Make Such Remedies Available From The Office Of Freedom Of Information Act Review, To Provide For Appeals To The Administrative Law Court, To Make Conforming Changes Concerning The Award Of Attorneys' Fees To Prevailing Parties, To Make These Provisions Effective Upon The Effective Date Of Related Court Rules, And To Make These Provisions Only Applicable To Actions Filed After The Effective Date; And To Amend Section 30-4-110, Relating To Equitable Remedies Available To Public Bodies To Enforce Provisions Of The Freedom Of Information Act Review, So As To Make Such Remedies Available From The Office Of Freedom Of Information Act Review, To Provide For Appeals To The Administrative Law Court, To Make Conforming Changes Concerning The Award Of Attorneys' Fees To Prevailing Parties, To Make These Provisions Effective Upon The Effective Date Of Related Court Rules, And To Make These Provisions Only Applicable To Actions Filed After The Effective Date.

Freedom of Information Act Review

Rep. Bill Taylor [R]

Rep. Cally Forrest [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-12	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2021-01-12	House	Introduced and read first time
2020-12-09	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2020-12-09	House	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
1	23	665	(n/a)	See Bill Text
30	4	100	(n/a)	See Bill Text
30	4	110	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3254&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3254_20201209.htm