AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 19 TO CHAPTER 53, TITLE 44 SO AS TO PROVIDE LIMITED IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION FOR CERTAIN DRUG AND ALCOHOL-RELATED OFFENSES FOR A PERSON WHO SEEKS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR ANOTHER PERSON WHO IS EXPERIENCING A DRUG OR ALCOHOL-RELATED OVERDOSE OR FOR A PERSON WHO IS EXPERIENCING A DRUG OR ALCOHOL-RELATED OVERDOSE AND SEEKS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, TO ALLOW THE COURT TO CONSIDER AS A MITIGATING FACTOR IN PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO OTHER CRIMINAL OFFENSES WHETHER OR NOT MEDICAL ASSISTANCE WAS SOUGHT, TO LIMIT THE IMMUNITY TO ALLOW PROSECUTION OF A PERSON FOR OTHER CRIMES ARISING OUT OF THE DRUG OR ALCOHOL-RELATED OVERDOSE, TO ALLOW FOR ADMISSIBILITY OF CERTAIN EVIDENCE, TO PROVIDE CIVIL AND CRIMINAL IMMUNITY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS RELATING TO CERTAIN ARRESTS IF THE OFFICER MADE THE ARREST BASED ON PROBABLE CAUSE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER PROCEDURAL AND RELATED PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE. - ratified title
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signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2017
Senate Passage
Apr 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Signed into Law
Jun 2017
Introduced Jan 10, 2017
Signed Jun 10, 2017
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
11
Committee
9
Amendments
3
Jun 10, 2017
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
Jun 6, 2017
Upper · Passed
Conference report adopted
upper
Jun 6, 2017
Lower · Passed
Conference report received and adopted
lower
May 11, 2017
Upper · Passed
Conference committee appointed Hutto, Hembree, Campbell
upper
May 11, 2017
Lower · Passed
House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Fry, Bedingfield, Ridgeway
lower
May 11, 2017
Introduced
Non-concurrence in House amendment
upper
May 10, 2017
Lower · Passed
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
lower
May 9, 2017
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 3, 2017
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
lower
Apr 18, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Apr 18, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Apr 6, 2017
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Mar 9, 2017
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Mar 7, 2017
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs
upper
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
upper
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 13, 2016
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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