AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA YOUTH CHALLENGE ACADEMY AND SOUTH CAROLINA JOBS CHALLENGE PROGRAM EXPUNGEMENT ACT"; BY ADDING ARTICLE 10 TO CHAPTER 22, TITLE 17 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR EXPUNGEMENT OF A CRIMINAL RECORD PURSUANT TO CERTAIN DESIGNATED PROVISIONS WHO SUCCESSFULLY GRADUATE AND COMPLETE THE SOUTH CAROLINA YOUTH CHALLENGE ACADEMY AND SOUTH CAROLINA JOBS CHALLENGE PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD MAY APPLY TO HAVE THEIR RECORD EXPUNGED UPON SUCCESSFUL GRADUATION AND COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAMS UNDER CERTAIN DELINEATED CIRCUMSTANCES; TO AMEND SECTION 17-22-910, RELATING TO APPLICATIONS FOR EXPUNGEMENT OF CERTAIN CRIMINAL RECORDS, SO AS TO ADD PERSONS WHO COMPLETE THE YOUTH CHALLENGE ACADEMY AND JOBS CHALLENGE PROGRAM TO THE LIST OF THOSE THAT ARE ABLE TO APPLY FOR EXPUNGEMENT; AND TO AMEND SECTION 17-22-940, RELATING TO THE EXPUNGEMENT PROCESS, SO AS TO INCLUDE A REFERENCE TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA YOUTH CHALLENGE ACADEMY ATTESTING TO THE ELIGIBILITY OF THE CHARGE FOR EXPUNGEMENT ON AN EXPUNGEMENT APPLICATION. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2018
House Passage
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
Signed into Law
Jul 2018
Introduced Feb 16, 2017
Signed Jul 2, 2018
Floor votes
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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
10
Committee
10
Amendments
4
Jul 2, 2018
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
Jun 27, 2018
Lower · Passed
Conference report received and adopted
lower
May 10, 2018
Upper · Passed
Conference committee appointed Campsen, Young, Scott
upper
Apr 3, 2018
Lower · Passed
House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Pope, Murphy, Weeks
lower
Mar 22, 2018
Introduced
Non-concurrence in House amendment
upper
Mar 20, 2018
Upper · Passed
Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
upper
Jan 23, 2018
Committee
Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary
upper
May 10, 2017
Introduced
Returned to Senate with amendments
lower
May 10, 2017
Amended
Senate amendment amended
lower
May 10, 2017
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
May 9, 2017
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
May 3, 2017
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
upper
Apr 18, 2017
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Malloy, Shealy, Rice, Timmons
upper
Apr 4, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Apr 4, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Mar 31, 2017
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Mar 29, 2017
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
lower
Feb 16, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Feb 16, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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