S 230 South Carolina Senate · 2021-2022 Regular Session

Trafficking victims, minors

Summary

A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-2020(G) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO TRAFFICKING VICTIMS WHO ARE MINORS, TO PROVIDE THAT MINORS ENGAGED IN COMMERCIAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY OR TRAFFICKING ARE PRESUMED TO BE DOING SO UNDER COERCION OR AS THE RESULT OF A REASONABLE FEAR OF A THREAT, TO PROVIDE FOR AN AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE OF THESE VICTIMS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR EXPUNGEMENT FOR THESE VICTIMS.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Mar 2022

Senate Passage

Mar 2022

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 12, 2021 Last action Mar 29, 2022

Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2022

How they voted

42–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 45

Mar 10, 2022

D Democratic15

13 Yea 2

86% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican29

28 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 29, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

Mar 29, 2022

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

Mar 15, 2022

Upper · Passed

Read third time and sent to House

upper

Mar 10, 2022

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (42-0-3)

senate

May 12, 2021

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

May 6, 2021

Upper · Passed

Committee Amendment Adopted

upper

May 5, 2021

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

upper

Apr 8, 2021

Committee

Referred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Hutto, Matthews, Climer, Senn, Cash, Harpootlian

upper

Jan 12, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

upper

Jan 12, 2021

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Dec 9, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

upper

4 primary · 0 co-sponsors