South Carolina Senate Bill 140

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

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 24-3-180, Relating To Transportation And Clothes For Discharged Inmates, So As To Provide That The Inmate Must Be Provided With Written Notice That The Inmate Is Eligible To Register To Vote And Instructions Concerning How To Register To Vote; By Adding Section 24-13-190 So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 24-21-280, Relating To The Duties And Powers Of Probation Agents And The Authority To Enforce Criminal Laws, So As To Provide That A Person Convicted Of A Felony Who, By Completing Supervision, Has Completed All Terms Of His Sentence Must Be Provided With The Contact Information Of The Voter Registration Board; And By Amending Section 7-5-120, Relating To Qualifications For Registration And Persons Disqualified From Registering Or Voting, So As To Provide That A Person Formerly Disqualified From Voting Must Provide Verification At The Time Of Registration That He Has Served His Sentence.

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Sen. Tameika Devine [D]

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

H3177 (Similar To) 2025-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
24	13	190	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	21	280	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	3	180	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	5	120	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0140&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/140_20241211.htm