South Carolina House Bill 3580 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-03 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Jefferson
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Section 24-13-233 So As To Provide The Procedure Whereby Reductions In An Inmate's Sentence Are Calculated; By Adding Article 7 To Chapter 27, Title 24 So As To Provide The Circumstances In Which An Inmate Who Has Been Incarcerated At Least Fifteen Years May Petition The Court To Have His Sentence Modified; To Amend Section 24-13-150, Relating To The Early Release Of An Inmate, So As To Reduce The Number Of Years An Inmate Who Has Committed A "no Parole Offense" Must Serve Before He May Become Eligible For Early Release, Discharge, Or Community Supervision, And To Provide A Procedure That Allows Certain Inmates To Petition The Court To Modify Their Sentence; And To Amend Section 24-13-210, Relating To Credit Given To An Inmate For Good Behavior, So As To Increase The Number Of Good Behavior Days An Inmate Who Has Committed A "no Parole Offense" May Receive; To Provide That This Act Applies To Certain Offenses Committed Before The Date Of Enactment; And To Provide That Certain Persons May Petition The Court To Have Their Sentences Reduced.

Inmate sentences

Rep. Terry Alexander [D]

Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter [D]

Rep. Joseph Jefferson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-03	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Jefferson
2019-02-05	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cobb-Hunter
2019-01-15	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2019-01-15	House	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
24	13	150	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	13	210	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	13	233	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3580&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3580_20190115.htm