---
type: "Bill"
title: "Inmate restraint"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 24-13-35 SO AS TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING THE TREATMENT OF FEMALE INMATES, AND TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AUTHORIZATION OF PERIODIC VISITS BETWEEN SUCH INMATES AND THEIR MINOR DEPENDENTS. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "H 3967"
citation: "South Carolina H 3967 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allison", "Atkinson", "B. Cox", "Ballentine", "Bannister", "Bennett", "Bernstein", "Brawley", "Caskey", "Clary", "Cobb-Hunter", "Cogswell", "Collins", "Crawford", "Daning", "Davis", "Dillard", "Elliott", "Fry", "G.R. Smith", "Garvin", "Henderson-Myers", "Henegan", "Hewitt", "Hill", "Huggins", "Kimmons", "King", "Long", "Mace", "Magnuson", "McCoy", "McDaniel", "McKnight", "Moore", "Pendarvis", "Rose", "Rutherford", "Simmons", "Sottile", "Spires", "Taylor", "Thayer", "Trantham"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-02-13"
last_action: "2020-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/52979d19-1f51-4d9e-acc3-aaf865c8a383"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3967&session=123&summary=B"
source_hash: "83935678ea492df3491402e933627d608402f730551363ccafd5150cd7445ddd"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---

# South Carolina H 3967 (2019-2020) — Inmate restraint

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 24-13-35 SO AS TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING THE TREATMENT OF FEMALE INMATES, AND TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AUTHORIZATION OF PERIODIC VISITS BETWEEN SUCH INMATES AND THEIR MINOR DEPENDENTS. - ratified title

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/bills/3967.htm)
2. **2/13/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3967_20190213.htm)
3. **2/27/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3967_20200227.htm)
4. **3/27/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3967_20190327.htm)
5. **3/29/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3967_20190329.htm)
6. **3/4/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3967_20200304.htm)
7. **3/5/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3967_20200305.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **104–3** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Allison — primary (person)
- Atkinson — primary (person)
- B. Cox — primary (person)
- Ballentine — primary (person)
- Bannister — primary (person)
- Bennett — primary (person)
- Bernstein — primary (person)
- Brawley — primary (person)
- Caskey — primary (person)
- Clary — primary (person)
- Cobb-Hunter — primary (person)
- Cogswell — primary (person)
- Collins — primary (person)
- Crawford — primary (person)
- Daning — primary (person)
- Davis — primary (person)
- Dillard — primary (person)
- Elliott — primary (person)
- Fry — primary (person)
- G.R. Smith — primary (person)
- Garvin — primary (person)
- Henderson-Myers — primary (person)
- Henegan — primary (person)
- Hewitt — primary (person)
- Hill — primary (person)
- Huggins — primary (person)
- Kimmons — primary (person)
- King — primary (person)
- Long — primary (person)
- Mace — primary (person)
- Magnuson — primary (person)
- McCoy — primary (person)
- McDaniel — primary (person)
- McKnight — primary (person)
- Moore — primary (person)
- Pendarvis — primary (person)
- Rose — primary (person)
- Rutherford — primary (person)
- Simmons — primary (person)
- Sottile — primary (person)
- Spires — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- Thayer — primary (person)
- Trantham — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-13** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-02-13** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-20** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Garvin
- **2019-02-21** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rose
- **2019-02-26** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.Cox
- **2019-03-21** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey
- **2019-03-27** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-09** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Moore, Hill
- **2019-04-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-09** Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-3
- **2019-04-10** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-04-10** Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-27** Polled out of committee Corrections and Penology
- **2020-02-27** Committee report: Favorable Corrections and Penology `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-04** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2020-03-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-03-04** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
- **2020-03-05** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2020-03-10** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-05-12** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2020-05-12** Roll call Yeas-117 Nays-0
- **2020-05-12** Ratified R 141
- **2020-05-14** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-05-19** Act No. 136
- **2020-05-19** Effective date 05/14/20

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/52979d19-1f51-4d9e-acc3-aaf865c8a383`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).