SC H3532 | 2023-2024 | 125th General Assembly

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 33-0)
Status: Passed on June 26 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-06-26 - Act No. 83
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 17-15-270 So As To Create An Additional Offense Punishable By Up To Five Years If A Person Commits A Subsequent Violent Crime While Subject To A Bond Order Or Pretrial Release Order For A Previous Violent Crime; By Amending Section 17-15-15, Relating To Cash Deposits In Lieu Of Bond, So As To Provide That If The Court Finds That A Defendant May Be Released On Bond Who Has Been Charged With A Violent Offense Or Any Felony Offense Involving A Firearm While Out On Bond Or Other Pretrial Release, The Bond Must Be Set At The Full United States Cash Currency Bond Rather Than Ten Percent; By Amending Section 17-15-30, Relating To Matters To Be Considered In Determining Conditions Of Release, So As To Include Whether A Person Is Currently Out On Bond For Another Offense; By Adding Section 17-15-35 So As To Define Necessary Terms, And To Provide Procedures For Court-ordered Electronic Monitoring In Lieu Of Setting Bond Or As An Additional Condition Of Bond; By Adding Section 17-15-37 So As To Authorize The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division To Promulgate Regulations Regarding Electronic Monitoring And To Provide Parameters For Which An Electronic Monitoring Agency Must Operate Within; By Amending Section 17-15-55, Relating To Reconsideration Of Bond By The Circuit Court Set By A Summary Court, So As To Provide A Defendant Must Be Advised Of His Right To A Speedy Trial And To Provide Procedures Related To Speedy Trials, To Provide For The Revocation Of Previous Bond If A Person Commits A Violent Offense Or A Felony Offense Involving A Firearm Which Was Committed While The Person Was Already Out On Bond For A Previous Violent Offense Or Felony Offense Involving A Firearm, To Require A Full Bond Under Certain Repeat Offender Circumstances, And To Provide Conforming Procedures; By Amending Section 22-5-510, Relating To Bail And Bond Hearings And Conditions Of Release, So As To Include Whether A Person Is Currently Out On Bond For Another Offense; By Amending Section 24-13-40, Relating To The Computation Of Time Served By Prisoners, So As To Prohibit Credit For Time Served Prior To Trial And Sentencing When The Prisoner Committed A Subsequent Crime While Out On Bond Or Had Bond Revoked On Any Charge Prior To Trial Or Plea; By Amending Section 24-13-425, Relating To The Offense Of Tampering With An Electronic Monitoring Device, So As To Delete An Unnecessary Definition And Exempt Certain Authorized Employees Or Agents From The Purview Of The Statute; By Adding Section 17-15-500 So As To Establish The South Carolina Pretrial Reform Commission, Provide For Its Membership And Duties, And Terminate The Commission On A Date Certain; By Amending Section 38-53-10, Relating To Defintions For Purposes Of The Chapter On Bail Bondsmen And Runners, So As To Revise The Definition Of "surety Bondsman" And Define The Term "electronic Monitoring"; By Amending Section 38-53-50, Relating To Surety Relieved On Bond, So As To Make A Technical Change Regarding Nonpayment Of Premium Fees Alone Not Being Sufficient To Warrant Immediate Incarceration Of The Defendant; By Amending Section 38-53-70, Relating To The Issuance Of Bench Warrants For Failure To Appear, So As To Revise The Statute To Apply More Broadly When A Defendant Violates The Conditions Of Bond And Revise Time Frames Provided For The Notice Of The Bench Warrant; By Adding Section 38-53-84 So As To Require Notification To The Appropriate Solicitor If A Defendant Violates An Order For Electronic Monitoring, To Provide For Relief From The Bond If The Defendant Fails To Pay For The Monitoring, And To Provide For Possible Revocation Of A Bondsman's License For Failure To Comply With Reporting Requirements; By Amending Section 38-53-170, Relating To Unlawful Acts By Bondsmen And Runners, So As To Provide Additional Payment Procedures And Expense Reimbursement Procedures; By Amending Section 38-53-310, Relating To Written Bail Bond Reports That Must Be Filed Each Month With The Clerk Of Court, So As To Include Current Data Retained As An Express Condition Of Bond, And To Allow For The Use Of A Data Management Software System In Lieu Of The Written Report; And By Adding Section 38-53-55 So As To Require A Person Engaged In Electronic Monitoring Of A Defendant Charged With A Violent Offense To Report To The Court And Law Enforcement Officials If The Defendant Has Contact With The Alleged Victim. - Ratified Title

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Title

Bond Reform

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2023-06-14 - House - House: Adopt Free Conference Report (Y: 89 N: 16 NV: 8 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2023-06-14 - House - House: Grant Free Conference Powers (Y: 105 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2023-06-14 - Senate - Senate: To Adopt The Free Conference Report (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2023-04-26 - House - House: Adopt Amendment 1a Amendment Number 1a (Y: 110 N: 1 NV: 9 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-04-12 - Senate - Senate: 3rd Reading (Y: 43 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-03-02 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 93 N: 13 NV: 10 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2023-03-01 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 92 N: 20 NV: 8 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-03-01 - House - House: Table Amendment 10 Amendment Number 10 (Y: 57 N: 52 NV: 11 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-03-01 - House - House: Table Amendment 9 Amendment Number 9 (Y: 81 N: 27 NV: 12 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-03-01 - House - House: Table Amendment 7 Amendment Number 7 (Y: 76 N: 27 NV: 17 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-03-01 - House - House: Table Amendment 5 Amendment Number 5 (Y: 78 N: 24 NV: 18 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-03-01 - House - House: Table Amendment 4 Amendment Number 4 (Y: 75 N: 25 NV: 20 Abs: 4) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2023-06-26 Act No. 83
2023-06-26 Effective date See Act for Effective Date
2023-06-20 Signed By Governor
2023-06-14 Ratified R 98
2023-06-14SenateOrdered enrolled for ratification
2023-06-14SenateRoll call Ayes-36 Nays-0
2023-06-14SenateFree conference report received and adopted
2023-06-14SenateFree conference committee appointed Malloy, Hembree, Adams
2023-06-14SenateFree conference powers granted
2023-06-14HouseRoll call Yeas-89 Nays-16
2023-06-14HouseFree conference report received and adopted
2023-06-14HouseFree conference committee appointed JE Johnson, Robbins, Wetmore
2023-06-14HouseRoll call Yeas-105 Nays-0
2023-06-14HouseFree conference powers granted
2023-05-03SenateConference committee appointed Malloy, Hembree, Adams
2023-05-03HouseHouse insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. JE Johnson, Robbins, Wetmore
2023-05-02SenateNon-concurrence in House amendment
2023-04-26HouseReturned to Senate with amendments
2023-04-26HouseRoll call Yeas-110 Nays-1
2023-04-26HouseSenate amendment amended
2023-04-20HouseDebate adjourned
2023-04-19HouseDebate adjourned
2023-04-17 Scrivener's error corrected
2023-04-12SenateRoll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
2023-04-12SenateRead third time and returned to House with amendments
2023-04-12SenateAmended
2023-04-11SenateRead second time
2023-03-30SenateSpecial order, set for March 30, 2023
2023-03-30SenateRecalled from Committee on Judiciary
2023-03-02 Scrivener's error corrected
2023-03-02SenateReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-03-02SenateIntroduced and read first time
2023-03-02HouseRoll call Yeas-93 Nays-13
2023-03-02HouseRead third time and sent to Senate
2023-03-02 Scrivener's error corrected
2023-03-01HouseRoll call Yeas-92 Nays-20
2023-03-01HouseRead second time
2023-03-01HouseAmended
2023-03-01HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Landing, Hixon, Taylor, Oremus, Cromer, J.E.Johnson
2023-02-28HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow
2023-02-28HouseRequests for debate-Rep
2023-02-28 Scrivener's error corrected
2023-02-28HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Chumley, Ligon, Hiott
2023-02-23HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Mitchell
2023-02-23HouseCommittee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
2023-02-14HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Leber
2023-02-07HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Bailey, Hardee, Blackwell
2023-02-02HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Thayer
2023-01-24HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliam
2023-01-19HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton, M.M.Smith, Davis, Pace, B.L.Cox
2023-01-18HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Carter
2023-01-10HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-10HouseIntroduced and read first time
2022-12-15HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2022-12-15HousePrefiled

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
171515(n/a)See Bill Text
1715270(n/a)See Bill Text
171530(n/a)See Bill Text
171535(n/a)See Bill Text
171537(n/a)See Bill Text
1715500(n/a)See Bill Text
171555(n/a)See Bill Text
225510(n/a)See Bill Text
241340(n/a)See Bill Text
2413425(n/a)See Bill Text
385310(n/a)See Bill Text
3853170(n/a)See Bill Text
3853310(n/a)See Bill Text
385350(n/a)See Bill Text
385355(n/a)See Bill Text
385370(n/a)See Bill Text
385384(n/a)See Bill Text

South Carolina State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3532&session=125&summary=B
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3532_20221215.htm
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Supplementhttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/fiscalimpactstatements/H3532%202023-01-10%20introduced.pdf
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Supplementhttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/fiscalimpactstatements/H3532%202023-02-23%20amended.pdf
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