South Carolina Senate Bill 83

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-07-27 - Scrivener's error corrected
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #3) [HTML]

Enact The "drug Court Program Act"; To Amend Chapter 22, Title 17 Of The South Carolina Code Of Laws, Relating To Criminal Intervention Programs, By Adding Article 13, So As To Direct Each Circuit Solicitor To Establish A Drug Court Program For Adults And Juveniles, To Provide Criteria For The Eligibility Of Persons Charged With Nonviolent Offenses, To Allow Each Circuit Solicitor To Establish An Office Of Drug Court Program Coordinator, To Direct The Commission On Prosecution Coordination To Establish A State Office Of Drug Court Coordination, To Provide For Fees For Participation In A Drug Court Program, To Provide For Annual Reports Detailing The Activities Of Drug Court Programs To The Commission On Prosecution Coordination And The Sentencing Reform Oversight Committee, And To Provide For The Appointment Of Drug Court Judges And Their Compensation.

Drug Court Program Act

Sen. Gerald Malloy [D]

Sen. Penry Gustafson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-07-27		Scrivener's error corrected
2023-01-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-10	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2022-11-30	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2022-11-30	Senate	Prefiled

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0083&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/83_20223011.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/83_20221130.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/83_20230727.htm