republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2023-2024/h-4002.md

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Bill	Department of Corrections	AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "CAPTAIN ROBERT JOHNSON ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 24-3-980 SO AS TO PROVIDE IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR INMATES UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO POSSESS TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICES UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY THE DIRECTOR, TO DEFINE THE TERM "TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICE", AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES. - RATIFIED TITLE	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2023-2024	H 4002	South Carolina H 4002 (2023-2024)	bill		enacted	B. Newton Bannister Blackwell Carter Davis Erickson Forrest G.M. Smith Haddon Hiott Hixon Pope Robbins Sandifer Thayer W. Newton	10	31	4	2023-02-21	2024-05-29	openstates	ocd-bill/ef9b87ae-611c-4085-a5b1-50e9cd496006	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4002&session=125&summary=B	f528418a7f7fb7da490b0ec97d0fff038fb4c6a6e1dd68ad019422b439db661b	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 4002 (2023-2024) — Department of Corrections

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "CAPTAIN ROBERT JOHNSON ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 24-3-980 SO AS TO PROVIDE IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR INMATES UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO POSSESS TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICES UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY THE DIRECTOR, TO DEFINE THE TERM "TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICE", AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES. - RATIFIED TITLE

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 02/15/2024 (committee substitute) — source
3. 02/16/2024 (committee substitute) — source
4. 02/21/2023 (committee substitute) — source
5. 02/22/2024 (committee substitute) — source
6. 02/27/2024 (committee substitute) — source
7. 03/06/2024 (committee substitute) — source
8. 05/04/2023 (committee substitute) — source
9. 05/04/2023-A (committee substitute) — source
10. 05/08/2023 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• to concur — 46–0 (pass) · upper
• Passage of Bill — 106–0 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 45–0 (pass) · upper
• Adopt Amendment 1a — 117–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• B. Newton — primary (person)
• Bannister — primary (person)
• Blackwell — primary (person)
• Carter — primary (person)
• Davis — primary (person)
• Erickson — primary (person)
• Forrest — primary (person)
• G.M. Smith — primary (person)
• Haddon — primary (person)
• Hiott — primary (person)
• Hixon — primary (person)
• Pope — primary (person)
• Robbins — primary (person)
• Sandifer — primary (person)
• Thayer — primary (person)
• W. Newton — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2023-02-21 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2023-02-21 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
• 2023-02-22 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Carter
• 2023-05-03 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins
• 2023-05-03 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary committee-passage-favorable
• 2023-05-04 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Blackwell, Forrest, Pope
• 2023-05-04 Amended amendment-passage
• 2023-05-04 Read second time reading-2
• 2023-05-04 Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0
• 2023-05-04 Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
• 2023-05-05 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2023-05-08 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2023-05-09 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2023-05-09 Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology referral-committee
• 2024-02-15 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Corrections and Penology committee-passage-favorable
• 2024-02-16 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2024-02-22 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
• 2024-02-22 Read second time reading-2
• 2024-02-22 Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
• 2024-02-27 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2024-02-27 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2024-02-28 Debate adjourned until Tues., 3-5-24
• 2024-03-06 Senate amendment amended amendment-amendment
• 2024-03-06 Returned to Senate with amendments
• 2024-03-06 Roll call Yeas-117 Nays-0
• 2024-03-20 Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
• 2024-03-20 Roll call Ayes-46 Nays-0
• 2024-05-08 Ratified R 152
• 2024-05-13 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2024-05-29 Effective date 05/13/24
• 2024-05-29 Act No. 137

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ef9b87ae-611c-4085-a5b1-50e9cd496006. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).