S 169 South Carolina Senate · 2017-2018 Regular Session

A BILL TO AMEND CHAPTER 25, TITLE 16 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, BY ADDING ARTICLE 8, TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF TEEN DATING VIOLENCE, TO PROVIDE A PENALTY, TO ALLOW VICTIMS TO SEEK ORDERS OF PROTECTION OR RESTRAINING ORDERS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, TO PROHIBIT A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF THE ARTICLE FROM PARTICIPATING IN A PRETRIAL INTERVENTION PROGRAM, AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-755 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO SEXUAL BATTERY WITH A STUDENT, TO REVISE THE STRUCTURE OF THE OFFENSE TO PROVIDE THE SAME PENALTY FOR PERSONS WHO COMMIT THE OFFENSE WHEN THE VICTIM IS SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AND TO PROVIDE A MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCE OF ONE YEAR FOR A CONVICTION, NO PART OF WHICH MAY BE SUSPENDED NOR PROBATION GRANTED.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2017 Last action May 9, 2017
Floor votes · Senate May 3, 2017

How they voted

39–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 41
May 3, 2017
D Democratic15
14 Yea 1
93% Yea
R Republican26
25 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
2
Committee
5
Amendments
1
May 9, 2017
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
May 9, 2017
House · Introduced
Introduced and read first time
May 4, 2017
Senate · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
May 3, 2017
Senate · Amendment adopted
Committee Amendment Adopted
May 3, 2017
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0-2)
Apr 19, 2017
Senate · Reported by committee
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
Feb 23, 2017
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Sabb, Talley
Jan 10, 2017
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Jan 10, 2017
Senate · Introduced
Introduced and read first time
Dec 13, 2016
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Katrina Shealy
RRepublican
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