South Carolina Senate Bill 126

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 30-2-500, Relating To Definitions, So As To Include Additional Information In The Definition Of "personal Contact Information" And To Define "disclosed Records"; By Amending Section 30-2-510, Relating To Option For Law Enforcement Officers To Make Personal Contact Information Confidential; Exceptions; Procedures, So As To Restrict Personal Contact Information In A Disclosed Record From A Publicly Available Internet Website Maintained By Or Operated On Behalf Of A State Or Local Government And To Require That The Personal Contact Information Restricted From Disclosed Records Under This Section Must Remain Within The Official Record Held Or Maintained By A State Or Local Government Agency, And To Allow Disclosure To Certain Individuals Or Entities; By Adding Section 30-2-515 So As To Provide For A Petition To Court For Compliance With The Article And To Prevent Liability From Accruing To A State Or Local Government Employee Or The Employee's Agents; By Amending Section 30-2-700, Relating To Definitions, So As To Include Additional Information In The Definition Of "personal Contact Information" And To Define "disclosed Records"; By Amending Section 30-2-710, Relating To Option For Judges To Make Personal Contact Information Confidential; Exceptions; Procedures, So As To Restrict Personal Contact Information In A Disclosed Record From A Publicly Available Internet Website Maintained By Or Operated On Behalf Of A State Or Local Government And To Require That The Personal Contact Information Restricted From Disclosed Records Under This Section Must Remain Within The Official Record Held Or Maintained By A State Or Local Government Agency, And To Allow Disclosure To Certain Individuals Or Entities; By Adding Section 30-2-715 So As To Provide For A Petition To Court For Compliance With The Article And To Prevent Liability From Accruing To A State Or Local Government Employee Or The Employee's Agents; To Direct The Office Of Court Administration And The South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy To Collaborate In The Creation Of The Designated Form For A Law Enforcement Officer And For A Judge To Use To Request The Restriction Of Personal Contact Information In Disclosed Records; And To Make Conforming Changes.

Law Enforcement Personal Privacy Protection and Judicial Personal Privacy Protection

Sen. Michael Johnson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-14	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2025-01-14	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2024-12-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2024-12-11	Senate	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
30	2	500	(n/a)	See Bill Text
30	2	510	(n/a)	See Bill Text
30	2	515	(n/a)	See Bill Text
30	2	700	(n/a)	See Bill Text
30	2	710	(n/a)	See Bill Text
30	2	715	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0126&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/126_20241211.htm