SC S0146 | 2023-2024 | 125th General Assembly

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Passed on May 25 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-25 - Act No. 19
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #7) [HTML]

Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Sections 44-48-115 And 44-48-180 So As To Provide For The Right To Challenge Commitment To The Sexually Violent Predator Treatment Program Based On Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel And To Give Priority Status To Sexually Violent Predator Cases For Purposes Of Scheduling Court Proceedings, Respectively; By Amending Sections 44-48-30, 44-48-40, 44-48-50, 44-48-80, 44-48-90, 44-48-100, 44-48-110, 44-48-120, 44-48-130, 44-48-150, And 44-48-160, All Relating To The Sexually Violent Predator Act, So As To Add Definitions For "qualified Evaluator" And "resident" And Change The Definition Of "likely To Engage In Acts Of Sexual Violence", To Establish Effective Dates For The Granting Of Supervised Reentry, To Require Multidisciplinary Teams To Determine Whether There Is Probable Cause To Believe A Person Is A Sexually Violent Predator, To Provide For The Use Of Court-appointed Qualified Evaluators And To Establish Certain Timelines For Evaluations, To Allow For The Use Of Independent, Qualified Evaluators In Certain Circumstances, To Require Courts To Conduct A Nonjury Hearing Before Release Of A Person Found Incompetent To Stand Trial, To Establish Certain Benchmarks For Additional Reviews Of Mental Conditions, To Establish Certain Requirements Regarding Evaluators In Proceedings On Petitions For Release, To Allow Access To Sealed Court Records By The Attorney General And Other Counsel Of Record, To Make Conforming Changes, And For Other Purposes; And By Amending Section 24-21-32, Relating To Reentry Supervision, So As To Make Inmates Determined To Be Sexually Violent Predators Ineligible For Reentry Supervision. - Ratified Title

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Title

Sexually Violent Predators Act

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2023-05-04 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 104 N: 0 NV: 16 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-03-30 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 42 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2023-05-25 Act No. 19
2023-05-25 Effective date 05/16/23
2023-05-16 Signed By Governor
2023-05-11 Ratified R 26
2023-05-05HouseRead third time and enrolled
2023-05-04HouseUnanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
2023-05-04HouseRoll call Yeas-104 Nays-0
2023-05-04HouseRead second time
2023-05-03HouseCommittee report: Favorable Judiciary
2023-04-05HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-04-05HouseIntroduced and read first time
2023-04-03 Scrivener's error corrected
2023-03-31 Scrivener's error corrected
2023-03-30SenateUnanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
2023-03-30SenateRoll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
2023-03-30SenateRead second time
2023-03-30SenateCommittee Amendment Adopted
2023-03-29SenateCommittee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
2023-03-03SenateReferred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Matthews, Rice, Senn, Adams
2023-02-09SenateCommitted to Committee on Judiciary
2023-02-09SenateRecalled from Committee on Medical Affairs
2023-02-08 Scrivener's error corrected
2023-01-10SenateReferred to Committee on Medical Affairs
2023-01-10SenateIntroduced and read first time
2022-11-30SenateReferred to Committee on Medical Affairs
2022-11-30SenatePrefiled

Same As/Similar To

H3233 (Similar To) 2023-03-02 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey, Trantham, West, Vaughan

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
242132(n/a)See Bill Text
4448100(n/a)See Bill Text
4448110(n/a)See Bill Text
4448115(n/a)See Bill Text
4448120(n/a)See Bill Text
4448130(n/a)See Bill Text
4448150(n/a)See Bill Text
4448160(n/a)See Bill Text
4448180(n/a)See Bill Text
444830(n/a)See Bill Text
444840(n/a)See Bill Text
444850(n/a)See Bill Text
444880(n/a)See Bill Text
444890(n/a)See Bill Text

South Carolina State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0146&session=125&summary=B
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/146_20221130.htm
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/146_20230208.htm
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/146_20230329.htm
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/146_20230330.htm
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/146_20230331.htm
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/146_20230403.htm
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/146_20230504.htm
Supplementhttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/fiscalimpactstatements/S0146%202023-01-10%20introduced.pdf
Roll Callhttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=22639
Roll Callhttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=23045

Bill Comments

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