A BILL TO AMEND CHAPTER 25, TITLE 16 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, BY ADDING ARTICLE 8, TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF TEEN DATING VIOLENCE, TO PROVIDE A PENALTY, TO ALLOW VICTIMS TO SEEK ORDERS OF PROTECTION OR RESTRAINING ORDERS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, TO PROHIBIT A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF THE ARTICLE FROM PARTICIPATING IN A PRETRIAL INTERVENTION PROGRAM, AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-755 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO SEXUAL BATTERY WITH A STUDENT, TO REVISE THE STRUCTURE OF THE OFFENSE TO PROVIDE THE SAME PENALTY FOR PERSONS WHO COMMIT THE OFFENSE WHEN THE VICTIM IS SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AND TO PROVIDE A MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCE OF ONE YEAR FOR A CONVICTION, NO PART OF WHICH MAY BE SUSPENDED NOR PROBATION GRANTED.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2017
Last action May 9, 2017
Floor votes · Senate May 3, 2017
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 41
May 3, 2017
D
Democratic15
93% Yea
R
Republican26
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Amendments
1
May 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
May 9, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
May 4, 2017
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
May 3, 2017
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
May 3, 2017
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0-2)
senate
Apr 19, 2017
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
upper
Feb 23, 2017
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Sabb, Talley
upper
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 13, 2016
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Katrina Shealy
RRepublican
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