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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 24-3-220 SO AS TO ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE TO ALLOW AN INMATE WHO THE DEPARTMENT HAS DETERMINED IS NOT A SECURITY RISK AND CONFINED IN A DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS' FACILITY TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL SERVICE OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS OR VISIT CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WHILE THEY ARE HOSPITALIZED, TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF THE INMATE AND TO PROVIDE THAT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOTIFY THE VICTIM AND RELATIVES OF THE VICTIMS OF THE CRIME COMMITTED BY THE INMATE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 24-3-210, RELATING TO FURLOUGHS FOR QUALIFIED INMATES, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT ALLOWS AN INMATE TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL OF CERTAIN PERSONS. - ratified title"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 24-3-220 SO AS TO ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE TO ALLOW AN INMATE WHO THE DEPARTMENT HAS DETERMINED IS NOT A SECURITY RISK AND CONFINED IN A DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS' FACILITY TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL SERVICE OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS OR VISIT CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WHILE THEY ARE HOSPITALIZED, TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF THE INMATE AND TO PROVIDE THAT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOTIFY THE VICTIM AND RELATIVES OF THE VICTIMS OF THE CRIME COMMITTED BY THE INMATE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 24-3-210, RELATING TO FURLOUGHS FOR QUALIFIED INMATES, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT ALLOWS AN INMATE TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL OF CERTAIN PERSONS. - ratified title"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
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legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2017-2018"
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identifier: "S 271"
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citation: "South Carolina S 271 (2017-2018)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Allen"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 20
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2017-01-24"
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last_action: "2017-05-31"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d90771e2-6ebe-443c-a85c-7df34ede1fb2"
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source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=271&session=122&summary=B"
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source_hash: "c95329e1b1faf878f02caf519b49be8ce7cedddd42add34d56dbb41e91e10576"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
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---
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# South Carolina S 271 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 24-3-220 SO AS TO ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE TO ALLOW AN INMATE WHO THE DEPARTMENT HAS DETERMINED IS NOT A SECURITY RISK AND CONFINED IN A DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS' FACILITY TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL SERVICE OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS OR VISIT CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WHILE THEY ARE HOSPITALIZED, TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF THE INMATE AND TO PROVIDE THAT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOTIFY THE VICTIM AND RELATIVES OF THE VICTIMS OF THE CRIME COMMITTED BY THE INMATE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 24-3-210, RELATING TO FURLOUGHS FOR QUALIFIED INMATES, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT ALLOWS AN INMATE TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL OF CERTAIN PERSONS. - ratified title
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **1/24/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/271_20170124.htm)
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2. **3/16/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/271_20170316.htm)
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3. **3/23/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/271_20170323.htm)
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4. **5/3/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/271_20170503.htm)
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## Votes
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- Passage of Bill — **98–2** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Allen — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-01-24** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2017-01-24** Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology `referral-committee`
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- **2017-03-16** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Corrections and Penology `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-03-23** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2017-03-23** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2017-03-23** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2017-03-23** Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-0
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- **2017-03-23** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
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- **2017-03-24** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
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- **2017-03-28** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2017-03-28** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2017-05-03** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-05-09** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Tallon, Pope, Hixon, Taylor, Blackwell, Felder, Magnuson, Martin, Cole, Allison, Chumley, Daning, Arrington, Collins, Bennett, Elliott, Atkinson, Rhyal, Forrest, Atwater, Ott, Cobb-Hunter, Ballentine, Huggins, Bannister, Whitmire, Ridgeway, Douglas, Caskey, Finlay, Henegan, Govan, Hewitt
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- **2017-05-10** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2017-05-10** Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-2
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- **2017-05-11** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
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- **2017-05-15** Ratified R 70
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- **2017-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2017-05-25** Effective date 5/19/17
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- **2017-05-31** Act No. 49
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d90771e2-6ebe-443c-a85c-7df34ede1fb2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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