South Carolina House Bill 3866 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-04-27 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brawley
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Chapter 2 To Title 23 So As To Enact The "ethical Policing Transparency And Accountability Act" So As To Define Certain Terms, To Provide For A Framework To Institutionalize High Standards For Policing Practices And Conduct By The Creation Of Citizen Review Boards And Their Duties, To Provide For The Use Of Standard Forms To Record Law Enforcement Officer Complaints, To Provide A Law Enforcement Agency Shall Record All Instances Of Disciplinary Action Against A Law Enforcement Officer, To Provide All Law Enforcement Officers Shall Engage In Ethical Policing, To Provide Penalties For Violating Certain Provisions Of This Chapter, To Provide Law Enforcement Officers Must Complete Certain Training And Carry Liability Insurance, To Provide A Law Enforcement Agency Must Release An Annual Report That Contains Complaints Filed And Disciplinary Actions Imposed On Its Law Enforcement Officers, And Track This Information To Determine Whether Certain Unethical Policing Patterns Of Conduct Are Occurring, And To Provide That Certain Conduct By Law Enforcement Officers Shall Prohibit Them From Being Reinstated, Transferred, Or Employed By A Law Enforcement Agency.

Ethical Policing Transparency & Accountability

Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter [D]

Rep. Jermaine Johnson [D]

Rep. Wendy Brawley [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-27	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brawley
2021-03-03	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.L.Johnson
2021-02-10	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2021-02-10	House	Introduced and read first time

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3866&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3866_20210210.htm