South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee

H 3299 — Immigration

Last action — Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Edgerton

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    Introduced
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced December 05, 2024. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

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Stalled 24% · moderate confidence

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  • 6 sponsors

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Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "CITIZENSHIP VERIFICATION ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 23-1-260 SO AS TO PROVIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES MUST CHECK THE IMMIGRATION STATUS OF PERSONS ARRESTED THROUGH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SYSTEMATIC ALIEN VERIFICATION FOR ENTITLEMENTS PROGRAM, TO PROVIDE THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS MUST BE RECORDED IN THEIR CRIMINAL RECORDS, AND TO PROVIDE SLED MUST PROVIDE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY A REPORT CONTAINING THE NUMBER OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARRESTED, CONVICTED, OR BOTH.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

32 added · 8 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Bill H 3299 introduces the "Citizenship Verification Act," which requires law enforcement agencies in South Carolina to check the immigration status of anyone they arrest using a federal system. Additionally, it mandates that a person's immigration status be recorded as part of their criminal record and that the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) submit a report to the General Assembly about the number of undocumented individuals who are arrested or convicted. This change is significant because it formalizes how immigration status is handled in law enforcement, potentially impacting the treatment of arrested individuals and increasing the scrutiny of immigration matters within the state's criminal justice system.

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2025-2026 Bill 3299 Text of Previous Version (Dec.
06, 2024) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 3299Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)                 A bill   TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "CITIZENSHIP VERIFICATION ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 23-1-260 SO AS TO PROVIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES MUST CHECK THE IMMIGRATION STATUS OF PERSONS ARRESTED THROUGH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SYSTEMATIC ALIEN VERIFICATION FOR ENTITLEMENTS PROGRAM, TO PROVIDE THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS MUST BE RECORDED IN THEIR CRIMINAL RECORDS, AND TO PROVIDE SLED MUST PROVIDE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY A REPORT CONTAINING THE NUMBER OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARRESTED, CONVICTED, OR BOTH.
  Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
  SECTION 1.  This act may be cited as the "Citizenship Verification Act."   SECTION 2.  Chapter 1, Title 23 of the S.C.
Code is amended by adding:
      Section 23-1-260.  (A) A law enforcement agency must check the immigration status of all persons arrested by its officers through the United States Department of Homeland Security's Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program.
    (B) Upon an arrest, conviction, or both, the person's immigration status must be recorded in his criminal record.
    (C) No later than January first of each year, SLED must provide a report to the General Assembly containing the number of persons arrested, convicted, or both during the previous twelve months who are in the State illegally.
  SECTION 3.  This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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Action History

  1. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Edgerton

  2. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bowers

  3. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  4. Introduced and read first time

  5. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  6. Prefiled

Sponsors

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6 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 164 not signed on

Sponsors (6)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (164)

164 members have not signed on to this bill.

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public-safety immigration
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Frequently asked questions

What does H 3299 do?
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "CITIZENSHIP VERIFICATION ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 23-1-260 SO AS TO PROVIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES MUST CHECK THE IMMIGRATION STATUS OF PERSONS ARRESTED THROUGH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SYSTEMATIC ALIEN VERIFICATION FOR ENTITLEMENTS PROGRAM, TO PROVIDE THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS MUST BE RECORDED IN THEIR CRIMINAL RECORDS, AND TO PROVIDE SLED MUST PROVIDE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY A REPORT CONTAINING THE NUMBER OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARRESTED, CONVICTED, OR BOTH.
Who sponsors H 3299?
H 3299 is sponsored by Representative Thomas Beach, Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope, Representative Josiah Magnuson, Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley, Representative Phillip Bowers, and Representative Sarita L. Edgerton.
What is the current status of H 3299?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced December 05, 2024. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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