South Carolina 126th General Assembly Status: Enacted

H 4720 — 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

Last action — Act No. 216

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 16, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Henry McMaster (Republican) on May 19, 2026.

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

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  • 6 sponsors

    1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

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In plain language

The bill allows repeated participation in pretrial intervention programs after twenty years.

This bill modifies eligibility for pretrial intervention programs in South Carolina, allowing individuals to participate more than once if they wait twenty years after completing a program. It amends existing laws to reduce restrictions on program access.

Summary

Pretrial Intervention Program eligibility

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill allows individuals to participate in the Pretrial Intervention Program more than once after a twenty-year period since their last successful completion.

  • Section 17-22-50

    A person may participate in a pretrial intervention program pursuant to the provisions of this article, or any other provision of law related to the eligibility of pretrial intervention participation, only once. → A person may participate in a pretrial intervention program pursuant to the provisions of this article, or any other provision of law related to the eligibility of pretrial intervention participation, more than once when twenty years have passed from the date of successful completion of a previous pretrial intervention program.

    This change allows someone who has already completed the program to reapply after twenty years.

  • Section 17-22-60

    at least one year has passed from the date of successful completion of a previous pretrial intervention program by the offender, if applicable. → at least twenty years have passed from the date of successful completion of a previous pretrial intervention program by the offender, if applicable.

    This change extends the required waiting period before reapplying for the program to twenty years.

Action History

  1. Effective date 05/19/26

  2. Act No. 216

  3. Signed By Governor

  4. Ratified R 199

  5. Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 36)

  6. Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 68)

  7. Read second time (Senate Journal-page 68)

  8. Committee report: Favorable Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 6)

  9. Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 10)

  10. Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 10)

  11. Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 17)

  12. Scrivener's error corrected

  13. Roll call Yeas-xxx Nays-xxx (House Journal-page 18)

  14. Read second time (House Journal-page 18)

  15. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Reese, Rivers

  16. Scrivener's error corrected

  17. Committee report: Favorable Judiciary (House Journal-page 7)

  18. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: C.Mitchell, Yow

  19. Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 66)

  20. Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 66)

  21. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  22. Prefiled

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 164 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (164)

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Frequently asked questions

What does H 4720 do?
Pretrial Intervention Program eligibility
Who sponsors H 4720?
H 4720 is sponsored by Representative Michael F. Rivers, Sr., Representative Robert T. Reese, Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow, Representative Cody T. Mitchell, Representative John R. McCravy III, and Representative Seth Rose.
What is the current status of H 4720?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 16, 2025. Enacted.
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