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S0140Introduced in the Senate

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IntroducedSenate Corrections and Penology

Introduced by Tameika Devine, District 19

What does this bill do?

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Official description

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.

Where it stands

Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology

January 14, 2025

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Bill history

  1. Prefiled

  2. Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology

  3. Introduced and read first time

  4. Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology

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