South Carolina House Bill 3166 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-02-05 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Toole
Pending: House Judiciary Committee

A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 24-13-100, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "NO PAROLE OFFENSE", SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION TO INCLUDE CLASS D, E, AND F FELONIES, CLASS A, B, AND C MISDEMEANORS, AND OFFENSES CLASSIFIED AS EXEMPT WHICH ARE PUNISHABLE BY A MAXIMUM TERM OF IMPRISONMENT OF ONE YEAR OR MORE, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO IS FOUND GUILTY OF, OR PLEADS GUILTY OR NOLO CONTENDRE TO, A "NO PAROLE OFFENSE" IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR EARLY RELEASE FROM INCARCERATION UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION RELATED TO THE YOUTHFUL OFFENDER ACT; AND BY ADDING CHAPTER 29 TO TITLE 14 SO AS TO ENACT THE "MIDDLE COURT PROCESSES ACT", TO REQUIRE THE CREATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF A MIDDLE COURT PROCESS IN EACH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT, POWERS, AND DUTIES OF A MIDDLE COURT JUDGE, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR AN OFFENDER TO QUALIFY FOR ADMISSION TO A MIDDLE COURT PROCESS, AND TO REQUIRE FUNDING OF THE MIDDLE COURT PROCESS BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO THE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PROBATION, PAROLE AND PARDON SERVICES.

Enact The "middle Court Processes Act", To Require The Creation And Administration Of A Middle Court Process In Each Judicial Circuit By The Attorney General, To Provide For The Appointment, Powers, And Duties Of A Middle Court Judge, To Provide Requirements For An Offender To Qualify For Admission To A Middle Court Process, And To Require Funding Of The Middle Court Process By The General Assembly To The Judicial Department, The Attorney General's Office, And The Department Of Probation, Parole And Pardon Services.

Rep. Kenneth Bingham [R]	Rep. Alan Clemmons [R]	Rep. Gregory Delleney [R]	Rep. Carl Gullick [R]
Rep. Steve Parker [R]	Rep. Garry Smith [R]	Rep. Murrell Smith [R]	Rep. McLain Toole [R]
Sen. Thomas Young [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-02-05		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Toole
2009-02-04		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: T.R.Young
2009-02-03		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gullick
2009-01-13		Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-75
2009-01-13		Introduced and read first time HJ-74
2008-12-16		Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2008-12-16		Prefiled

S0206 (Similar To) 2009-01-23 - Referred to Subcommittee: Malloy (ch), Ford, Knotts, Campsen
H3853 (Similar To) 2010-04-29 - Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary HJ-56

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
24	13	100	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=3166&session=118