South Carolina House Bill 3213 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-12 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Section 63-19-820, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To Placing Children In An Adult Jail, So As To Eliminate The Exception For Children To Be Tried As An Adult And To Decrease The Length Of Time That A Child May Be Held For Violation Of A Court Order Regarding A Status Offense; To Amend Section 63-19-1020, Relating To The Right Of Certain Persons And Entities Injured By Delinquent Acts Of A Child To Institute Legal Proceedings Against The Child, So As To Require That The Child And His Family Seek Counseling When The Status Offense Is Of Incorrigibility; And To Amend Section 63-19-1440, Relating To Commitment Of Certain Children To The Department Of Juvenile Justice, So As To Distinguish Between Status And Criminal Offenses.

Juveniles; eliminate exception for children tried as adult

Rep. Beth Bernstein [D]

Rep. Neal Collins [R]

Rep. Mandy Kimmons [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-12	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2021-01-12	House	Introduced and read first time
2020-12-09	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2020-12-09	House	Prefiled

S0022 (Similar To) 2022-04-06 - Read second time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
63	19	1020	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	19	1440	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	19	820	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3213&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3213_20201209.htm