South Carolina Senate Bill 78 (Prior Session Legislation)

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

Amend Section 14-17-325 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To The Clerk Of Court Reporting The Disposition Of Each Case In The Court Of General Sessions, To Require Every Clerk Of Court To Report To The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Within Ten Days, Weekends And Holidays Excluded, The Disposition Of Each Case In General Sessions And To Report Within Forty-eight Hours The Issuance Of A Restraining Order, An Order Of A State Firearms Prohibition, Or Orders As Directed By A Judge; To Amend Chapter 1, Title 22 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To Magistrates Generally, By Adding Section 22-1-200, To Require Magistrates To Report To The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Within Ten Days, Weekends And Holidays Excluded, The Disposition Of Each Criminal Case And To Report Within Forty-eight Hours The Issuance Of A Restraining Order, An Order Of Protection, An Order Of A State Firearms Prohibition, Or Orders As Directed By The Magistrate; To Amend Article 1, Chapter 25, Title 14 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To Municipal Courts, By Adding Section 14-25-250, To Require Municipal Judges To Report To The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Within Ten Days, Weekends And Holidays Excluded, The Disposition Of Each Criminal Case And To Report Within Forty-eight Hours The Issuance Of A Restraining Order, An Order Of Protection, An Order Of A State Firearms Prohibition, Or Orders As Directed By The Municipal Judge; To Amend Article 5, Chapter 3, Title 63 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To Jurisdiction And Court Powers And Procedures, By Adding Section 63-3-545, To Require Every Clerk Of Family Court To Report To The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, Within Forty-eight Hours, The Receipt Of A Restraining Order, An Order Of Protection, Or Orders As Directed By A Judge; To Amend Chapter 1, Title 23 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To Law Enforcement And Public Safety, By Adding Section 23-1-250, To Require Each Law Enforcement Agency To Report To The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Within Twenty-four Hours The Filing Of Each Incident Report, Order Of Protection, Restraining Order, Order Or Report Relating To An Incident Of Domestic Violence, Or Any Incident In Which A Person May Be Prohibited From Obtaining Or Possessing A Firearm By State Or Federal Law; And To Amend Title 14 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To The Courts, By Adding Chapter 32, To Create The Judicial Criminal Information Technology Committee And To Establish Its Membership, Duties, And Responsibilities, Including The Study Of And Recommendations For The Improvement Of Judicial And Law Enforcement Information Technology And Reporting.

Report to SLED

Sen. Gerald Malloy [D]

Sen. George Campsen [R]

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

S0191 (Similar To) 2021-01-12 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
H3928 (Similar To) 2021-02-18 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
14	17	325	(n/a)	See Bill Text
14	25	250	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	200	(n/a)	See Bill Text
23	1	250	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	3	545	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0078&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/78_20201209.htm