Illegal Immigration Enforcement Unit
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 23-3-80 SO AS TO CREATE THE "ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT UNIT" WITHIN THE SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION, TO PROVIDE FOR ITS ADMINISTRATION AND DUTIES, AND TO REQUIRE IT TO ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT AGENCY; AND BY REPEALING SECTION 23-6-60 AND CHAPTER 30 OF TITLE 8 RELATING TO THE CREATION OF THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT UNIT WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE RECORDING AND REPORTING OF IMMIGRATION LAW VIOLATIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Jan 2024
Signed into Law
Feb 2024
Introduced Mar 9, 2023
Signed Feb 5, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jan 16, 2024 · House Mar 29, 2023
How they voted
40–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 42
Jan 16, 2024
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican28
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Feb 5, 2024
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
Jan 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and enrolled
upper
Jan 16, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-0-2)
senate
May 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
upper
May 2, 2023
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Matthews, Rice, Senn, Adams
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 29, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (112-0-11)
house
Mar 9, 2023
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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