South Carolina House Bill 3071 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-08 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, To Enact The "defense Against Porch Pirates Act", By Adding Section 16-13-182 So As To Provide That It Is Unlawful For A Person To Steal Packages Delivered To A Dwelling's Porch, Steps, Or The Vicinity Of Any Entrance Or Exit Of A Dwelling, To Provide That Such An Offense Is The Felony Of Package Theft, To Provide That The Penalty Is In Addition To Any Penalties For Other Offenses Which May Be Provided By Law, And To Define The Term "dwelling".

Defense Against Porch Pirates Act

Rep. Cezar McKnight [D]

Rep. Lonnie Hosey [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2019-01-08	House	Introduced and read first time
2018-12-18	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2018-12-18	House	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	13	182	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3071&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3071_20181218.htm