South Carolina House Bill 3665 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 31-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Section 23-1-242 So As To Prohibit The Deletion Or Destruction 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 The Policies And Procedures Must Be Uniform, Provide For The Circumstances In Which The Policies And Procedures Established By The Agencies Must Include For The Activation Of The Recordings, To Provide The Circumstances When Data Recorded By A Body-worn Camera Is Subject To Disclosure Under The Freedom Of Information Act, And Provide A Trial Judge May Instruct A Jury That It May Infer Negligence If An Officer Wearing A Body-worn Camera Failed To Produce A Video.

Body cameras

Rep. Rosalyn Henderson-Myers [D]	Rep. Terry Alexander [D]	Rep. Carl Anderson [D]	Rep. Justin Bamberg [D]
Rep. Wendy Brawley [D]	Rep. William Clyburn [D]	Rep. Chandra Dillard [D]	Rep. Kambrell Garvin [D]
Rep. Wendell Gilliard [D]	Rep. Jerry Govan [D]	Rep. Patricia Henegan [D]	Rep. Lonnie Hosey [D]
Rep. Leon Howard [D]	Rep. JA Moore [D]	Rep. Joseph Jefferson [D]	Rep. Jermaine Johnson [D]
Rep. Kimberly Johnson [D]	Rep. John King [D]	Rep. Krystle Matthews [D]	Rep. Annie McDaniel [D]
Rep. Chardale Murray [D]	Rep. Anne Parks [D]	Rep. Marvin Pendarvis [D]	Rep. Michael Rivers [D]
Rep. Leola Robinson-Simpson [D]	Rep. Todd Rutherford [D]	Sen. Deon Tedder [D]	Rep. Ivory Thigpen [D]
Rep. David Weeks [D]	Rep. Robert Williams [D]	Rep. Shedron Williams [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-14	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2021-01-14	House	Introduced and read first time

S0257 (Similar To) 2021-01-12 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
H3563 (Similar To) 2021-01-13 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.L.Johnson

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	1	240	(n/a)	See Bill Text
23	1	242	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3665&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3665_20210114.htm