Law Enforcement and Judicial Personal Info Protection
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 5 TO CHAPTER 2, TITLE 30 SO AS TO ENACT THE "LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONAL INFORMATION PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT", TO GIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS THE OPTION OF MAKING PERSONAL CONTACT INFORMATION HELD BY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CONFIDENTIAL AND NOT SUBJECT TO DISCLOSURE, AND TO PROVIDE LIMITED EXCEPTIONS, TO PROVIDE RELATED PROCEDURES FOR EXERCISING THIS OPTION, AMONG OTHER THINGS; TO PROVIDE THE SOUTH CAROLINA CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY SHALL CREATE A FORM FOR USE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHEN REQUESTING NONDISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL CONTACT INFORMATION, AND TO SPECIFY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FORM; BY ADDING ARTICLE 7 TO CHAPTER 2, TITLE 30 SO AS TO ENACT THE "JUDICIAL PERSONAL PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT", TO GIVE ACTIVE OR FORMER MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIARY THE OPTION OF MAKING PERSONAL CONTACT INFORMATION HELD BY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CONFIDENTIAL AND NOT SUBJECT TO DISCLOSURE, TO PROVIDE LIMITED EXCEPTIONS, AND TO PROVIDE RELATED PROCEDURES FOR EXERCISING THIS OPTION, AMONG OTHER THINGS; AND TO PROVIDE SOUTH CAROLINA COURT ADMINISTRATION SHALL CREATE A FORM FOR USE BY ACTIVE OR FORMER MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIARY WHEN REQUESTING NONDISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL CONTACT INFORMATION, AND TO SPECIFY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FORM. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 10, 2023
Signed May 19, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 28, 2023 · House May 4, 2023
How they voted
41–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 43
Mar 28, 2023
D
Democratic14
85% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican28
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
11
Committee
7
Amendments
3
May 19, 2023
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
upper
May 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
lower
May 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 4, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (108-0-14)
house
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Mar 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Mar 28, 2023
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (41-0-2)
senate
Mar 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Mar 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
upper
Mar 3, 2023
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Matthews, Rice, Senn, Adams
upper
Jan 12, 2023
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Matthews, Rice, Senn, Adams
upper
Jan 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Jan 10, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Nov 30, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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