South Carolina 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee

S 218 — Probationer community service supervisors

Last action — Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 24-21-435 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT PROBATION OFFICERS, COURT PERSONNEL, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL PERSONNEL, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, AND PRIVATE VOLUNTEERS WHO PARTICIPATE IN CERTAIN COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS IN WHICH A PROBATIONER IS COMPLETING COMMUNITY SERVICE AS A CONDITION OF PROBATION ARE NOT LIABLE FOR CIVIL DAMAGES UNLESS AN INJURY OR DAMAGES RESULT FROM THE GROSS NEGLIGENCE, RECKLESSNESS, OR INTENTIONAL MISCONDUCT OF THESE PERSONS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT IMMUNITY IS NOT GRANTED TO CERTAIN DRIVERS OR MOTORISTS, WHO BY THEIR NEGLIGENCE, INJURES A PROBATIONER ON COMMUNITY SERVICE.

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Action History

  1. Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology

  2. Introduced and read first time

  3. Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology

  4. Prefiled

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 218 do?
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 24-21-435 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT PROBATION OFFICERS, COURT PERSONNEL, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL PERSONNEL, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, AND PRIVATE VOLUNTEERS WHO PARTICIPATE IN CERTAIN COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS IN WHICH A PROBATIONER IS COMPLETING COMMUNITY SERVICE AS A CONDITION OF PROBATION ARE NOT LIABLE FOR CIVIL DAMAGES UNLESS AN INJURY OR DAMAGES RESULT FROM THE GROSS NEGLIGENCE, RECKLESSNESS, OR INTENTIONAL MISCONDUCT OF THESE PERSONS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT IMMUNITY IS NOT GRANTED TO CERTAIN DRIVERS OR MOTORISTS, WHO BY THEIR NEGLIGENCE, INJURES A PROBATIONER ON COMMUNITY SERVICE.
Who sponsors S 218?
S 218 is sponsored by Senator Margie Bright Matthews.
What is the current status of S 218?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track S 218?
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