South Carolina House Bill 3545

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-02-28 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Henderson-Myers
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 23-1-243 So As To Prohibit The Destruction Or Deletion Of Data From A Body-worn Camera With The Intent To Alter Or Influence A Criminal Action, Criminal Investigation, Internal Police Investigation, Civil Action, Or Potential Civil Action If Notice Is Provided By The Adverse Party, Or If Litigation Is Reasonably Anticipated, To Provide Penalties, And To Provide Exemptions; And To Amend Section 23-1-240, Relating To Policies And Procedures For The Use Of Body-worn Cameras, So As To Provide For The Circumstances In Which The Policies And Procedures Established By The Agencies Must Include For The Activation Of The Recordings, And To Provide That Data Recorded By A Body-worn Camera Is A Public Record Subject To Disclosure Under The Freedom Of Information Act.

Body camera

Rep. Ivory Thigpen [D]

Rep. Jordan Pace [R]

Rep. Patricia Henegan [D]

Rep. Rosalyn Henderson-Myers [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-28	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Henderson-Myers
2023-01-10	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-10	House	Introduced and read first time
2022-12-15	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2022-12-15	House	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	1	240	(n/a)	See Bill Text
23	1	243	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3545&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3545_20221215.htm