South Carolina Senate Bill 226 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-01-10 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-3-1656 So As To Require Nonprofit Victim Assistance Organizations That Serve Victims Of Domestic Violence And Sexual Assault To Protect The Confidentiality And Privacy Of Clients, With Exceptions; And By Adding Section 19-11-110 So As To Prohibit Employees, Agents, And Volunteers Of Such Organizations From Testifying In Actions Or Proceedings About Communications Made By A Client Or Records Kept During The Course Of Providing Services To The Client, With Exceptions, And For Other Purposes.

Domestic violence

Sen. Maymia McLeod [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-10	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2022-11-30	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2022-11-30	Senate	Prefiled

S0147 (Similar To) 2023-04-19 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	3	1656	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	11	110	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0226&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/226_20223011.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/226_20221130.htm