H 4002 South Carolina House · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Department of Corrections

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "CAPTAIN ROBERT JOHNSON ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 24-3-980 SO AS TO PROVIDE IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR INMATES UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO POSSESS TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICES UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY THE DIRECTOR, TO DEFINE THE TERM "TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICE", AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES. - RATIFIED TITLE

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2023

Committee Review

Feb 2024

House Passage

May 2023

Senate Passage

Mar 2024

Signed into Law

May 2024

Introduced Feb 21, 2023 Signed May 13, 2024

Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2024 · House May 4, 2023

How they voted

45–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 46

Feb 22, 2024

D Democratic15

15 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican30

29 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

May 13, 2024

Signed into law

Signed By Governor

legislature

Mar 20, 2024

Upper · Passed

Concurred in House amendment and enrolled

upper

Mar 6, 2024

Introduced

Returned to Senate with amendments

lower

Mar 6, 2024

Amended

Senate amendment amended

lower

Feb 27, 2024

Upper · Passed

Read third time and returned to House with amendments

upper

Feb 22, 2024

Upper · Passed

Committee Amendment Adopted

upper

Feb 22, 2024

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (45-0-1)

senate

Feb 15, 2024

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Corrections and Penology

upper

May 9, 2023

Committee

Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology

upper

May 9, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

May 5, 2023

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

May 4, 2023

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

May 4, 2023

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (106-0-16)

house

May 3, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

lower

Feb 21, 2023

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

Feb 21, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

15 primary · 0 co-sponsors