AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-2010, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS FOR THE ARTICLE ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS, SO AS TO DELETE THE DEFINITION OF "TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS"; AND TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-2020, RELATING TO THE OFFENSE OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS, PENALTIES, AND DEFENSES, SO AS TO RESTRUCTURE THE OFFENSE AND PROVIDE A PENALTY WHEN THE VICTIM IS A MINOR UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN AND TO FURTHER ENSURE THE PROTECTION OF MINOR VICTIMS, AMONG OTHER THINGS. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2018
House Passage
May 2018
Senate Passage
May 2018
Signed into Law
May 2018
Introduced Jan 10, 2017
Signed May 17, 2018
Floor votes · Senate May 9, 2018 · House May 9, 2018
How they voted
23–0
Passed
Total votes 23
May 9, 2018
D
Democratic7
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Amendments
2
May 17, 2018
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 10, 2018
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
May 9, 2018
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
May 9, 2018
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
Apr 26, 2018
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Apr 25, 2018
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
upper
Mar 16, 2018
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Malloy, Shealy, Rice, Timmons
upper
Feb 27, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Feb 27, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Feb 23, 2018
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Feb 22, 2018
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Feb 21, 2018
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
lower
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Dec 15, 2016
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alan D. Clemmons
RRepublican
P
Gilda Cobb-Hunter
DDemocratic
P
Gregory D. "Greg" Duckworth
RRepublican
P
John King
DDemocratic
P
Joseph S. Daning
RRepublican
P
McLain R. "Mac" Toole
RRepublican
P
Pat Henegan
DDemocratic
P
Richie Yow
RRepublican
P
Russell W. Fry
RRepublican
P
Todd K. Atwater
RRepublican
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