South Carolina Senate Bill 147

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Engrossed on April 18 2023 - 50% progression
Action: 2023-04-19 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #6) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-25-130 So As To Establish The Address Confidentiality Program Whereby A Victim Of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Human Trafficking, Stalking, Harassment, Or Sexual Offenses May Use A Designated Address Rather Than His Residential Address To Conceal His Place Of Residence From His Assailants Or Probable Assailants, To Provide That The Program Shall Be Administered By The Attorney General, To Provide For The Process Through Which A Person May Participate In The Program, And To Define Necessary Terms; By Adding Section 16-3-1656 So As To Require Nonprofit Victim Assistance Organizations That Serve Victims Of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Human Trafficking, Stalking, Harassment, Or Sexual Offenses To Protect The Confidentiality And Privacy Of Clients, With Exceptions; And By Adding Section 19-11-110 So As To Prohibit Employees, Agents, Or Volunteers Of Such Organizations From Testifying In Actions Or Proceedings About Communications Made By A Client Or Records Kept During The Course Of Providing Services To The Client, With Exceptions, And For Other Purposes.

Address Confidentiality and Advocate Privilege

Sen. Katrina Shealy [R]	Sen. Penry Gustafson [R]	Sen. Sandra Senn [R]	Sen. Stephen Goldfinch [R]
Sen. George Campsen [R]

2023-03-09 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-04-19	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-04-19	House	Introduced and read first time
2023-04-18	Senate	Read third time and sent to House
2023-04-14		Scrivener's error corrected
2023-04-13	Senate	Amended
2023-03-09	Senate	Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
2023-03-09	Senate	Read second time
2023-02-27		Scrivener's error corrected
2023-02-22	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
2023-02-02	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Matthews, Rice, Senn, Adams
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

S0226 (Similar To) 2023-01-10 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	25	130	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	3	1656	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	11	110	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0147&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/147_20223011.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/147_20221130.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/147_20230222.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/147_20230227.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/147_20230413.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/147_20230414.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/fiscalimpactstatements/S0147%202023-01-10%20introduced.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=22225