Pretrial Intervention Program eligibility
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 17-22-50 AND 17-22-60, BOTH RELATING TO PRETRIAL INTERVENTION PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY, BOTH SO AS TO PROVIDE A PERSON MAY PARTICIPATE IN A PRETRIAL INTERVENTION PROGRAM IF TWENTY YEARS HAVE PASSED SINCE THE DATE OF SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A PRETRIAL INTERVENTION PROGRAM BY THE PERSON, RATHER THAN LIMITING ELIGIBILITY OF PARTICIPATION TO ONLY ONCE. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Signed May 19, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Apr 29, 2026
How they voted
42–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 45
Apr 29, 2026
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican33
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
5
May 19, 2026
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
Apr 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and enrolled
upper
Apr 29, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (42-0-3)
senate
Apr 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Dec 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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