Private investigation businesses
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 40-18-75 SO AS TO PROHIBIT A PRIVATE INVESTIGATION BUSINESS FROM KNOWINGLY REPRESENTING MULTIPLE PARTIES WITH OPPOSING INTERESTS IN CIVIL OR CRIMINAL MATTERS AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2019
Last action Mar 5, 2019
Floor votes · House Feb 28, 2019
How they voted
83–0
Passed · 21 other
Total votes 104
Feb 28, 2019
D
Democratic38
71% Yea
R
Republican66
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Mar 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Feb 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Feb 28, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (83-0-21)
house
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
lower
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Dec 18, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Todd Rutherford
DDemocratic
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