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| Bill | Trafficking in persons, luring a child | AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 16-3-2010, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF "SEX TRAFFICKING", SO AS TO EXPAND THE DEFINITION TO INCLUDE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR AND PROMOTING OR PARTICIPATING IN PROSTITUTION OF A MINOR; BY AMENDING SECTION 16-3-2020, RELATING TO TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS, PENALTIES, MINOR VICTIMS AND DEFENSES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A TRAFFICKING VICTIM MAY RAISE DURESS AND COERCION AS AN AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE TO OFFENSES COMMITTED AS A DIRECT RESULT OR INTERRELATED TO TRAFFICKING, TO PROVIDE THAT A TRAFFICKING VICTIM MAY HAVE CERTAIN OFFENSES EXPUNGED IF THE OFFENSES WERE A DIRECT RESULT OR INTERRELATED TO BEING A VICTIM OF TRAFFICKING, AND TO PROVIDE SIMILAR PROVISIONS FOR MINOR TRAFFICKING VICTIMS AND TO REQUIRE THE MINOR TO BE REFERRED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES; BY ADDING SECTION 16-25-130 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM WITHIN THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE TO PROTECT THE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, STALKING, HARASSMENT, AND OTHER SEXUAL OFFENSES; BY AMENDING SECTION 16-3-910, RELATING TO KIDNAPPING, SO AS TO ALLOW SENTENCING FOR THE KIDNAPPING OFFENSES WHEN ALSO SENTENCED FOR MURDER; BY ADDING SECTION 16-15-340 SO AS TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF LURING A CHILD AND PROVIDE A PENALTY AND DEFENSES TO PROSECUTION; AND TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN PROVISIONS IN THIS ACT ARE RETROACTIVE. - RATIFIED TITLE | us/states/sc | South Carolina General Assembly | 2023-2024 | S 142 | South Carolina S 142 (2023-2024) |
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South Carolina S 142 (2023-2024) — Trafficking in persons, luring a child
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 16-3-2010, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF "SEX TRAFFICKING", SO AS TO EXPAND THE DEFINITION TO INCLUDE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR AND PROMOTING OR PARTICIPATING IN PROSTITUTION OF A MINOR; BY AMENDING SECTION 16-3-2020, RELATING TO TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS, PENALTIES, MINOR VICTIMS AND DEFENSES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A TRAFFICKING VICTIM MAY RAISE DURESS AND COERCION AS AN AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE TO OFFENSES COMMITTED AS A DIRECT RESULT OR INTERRELATED TO TRAFFICKING, TO PROVIDE THAT A TRAFFICKING VICTIM MAY HAVE CERTAIN OFFENSES EXPUNGED IF THE OFFENSES WERE A DIRECT RESULT OR INTERRELATED TO BEING A VICTIM OF TRAFFICKING, AND TO PROVIDE SIMILAR PROVISIONS FOR MINOR TRAFFICKING VICTIMS AND TO REQUIRE THE MINOR TO BE REFERRED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES; BY ADDING SECTION 16-25-130 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM WITHIN THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE TO PROTECT THE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, STALKING, HARASSMENT, AND OTHER SEXUAL OFFENSES; BY AMENDING SECTION 16-3-910, RELATING TO KIDNAPPING, SO AS TO ALLOW SENTENCING FOR THE KIDNAPPING OFFENSES WHEN ALSO SENTENCED FOR MURDER; BY ADDING SECTION 16-15-340 SO AS TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF LURING A CHILD AND PROVIDE A PENALTY AND DEFENSES TO PROSECUTION; AND TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN PROVISIONS IN THIS ACT ARE RETROACTIVE. - RATIFIED TITLE
Version chain
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- 02/08/2023 (committee substitute) — source
- 02/22/2023 (committee substitute) — source
- 02/27/2023 (committee substitute) — source
- 03/09/2023 (committee substitute) — source
- 03/13/2023 (committee substitute) — source
- 03/14/2023 (committee substitute) — source
- 03/15/2023 (committee substitute) — source
- 04/23/2024 (committee substitute) — source
- 04/23/2024-A (committee substitute) — source
- 04/24/2024 (committee substitute) — source
- 04/25/2024 (committee substitute) — source
- 04/26/2024 (committee substitute) — source
- 05/08/2024 (committee substitute) — source
- 06/26/2024 (committee substitute) — source
- 11/30/2022 (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Adopt Free Conference Report — 100–1 (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- to grant free conference powers — 41–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — 97–0 (pass) · lower
- to adopt — 45–0 (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — 0–102 (fail) · lower
- Grant Free Conference Powers — 103–2 (pass) · lower
- to adopt — 45–0 (pass) · upper
- to adopt the free conference report — 42–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Campsen — primary (person)
- Garrett — primary (person)
- Goldfinch — primary (person)
- Gustafson — primary (person)
- Hutto — primary (person)
- Jackson — primary (person)
- McLeod — primary (person)
- Setzler — primary (person)
- Shealy — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2022-11-30 Prefiled
filing - 2022-11-30 Referred to Committee on Judiciary
referral-committee - 2023-01-10 Introduced and read first time
introduction, reading-1 - 2023-01-10 Referred to Committee on Judiciary
referral-committee - 2023-02-02 Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Matthews, Rice, Senn, Adams
- 2023-02-08 Scrivener's error corrected
- 2023-02-22 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
committee-passage-favorable - 2023-02-27 Scrivener's error corrected
- 2023-03-09 Committee Amendment Adopted
amendment-passage - 2023-03-09 Amended
amendment-passage - 2023-03-13 Scrivener's error corrected
- 2023-03-14 Amended
amendment-passage - 2023-03-15 Scrivener's error corrected
- 2023-03-15 Read second time
reading-2 - 2023-03-15 Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
- 2023-03-16 Read third time and sent to House
passage, reading-3 - 2023-03-28 Introduced and read first time
introduction, reading-1 - 2023-03-28 Referred to Committee on Judiciary
referral-committee - 2024-04-23 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
committee-passage-favorable - 2024-04-24 Scrivener's error corrected
- 2024-04-25 Amended
amendment-passage - 2024-04-25 Read second time
reading-2 - 2024-04-25 Roll call Yeas-97 Nays-0
- 2024-04-25 Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- 2024-04-26 Scrivener's error corrected
- 2024-04-27 Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
passage, reading-3 - 2024-05-08 House amendment amended
amendment-amendment - 2024-05-08 Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
- 2024-05-08 Returned to House with amendments
- 2024-05-09 Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
- 2024-05-09 Roll call Yeas-0 Nays-102
- 2024-05-09 Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Hutto, Gustafson, Adams
- 2024-05-09 Conference committee appointed Bernstein, Guest, Connell
- 2024-06-26 Free conference powers granted
- 2024-06-26 Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-2
- 2024-06-26 Free conference committee appointed Berstien, Connell, Guest
- 2024-06-26 Free conference report received and adopted
- 2024-06-26 Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-1
- 2024-06-26 Free conference powers granted
- 2024-06-26 Free conference committee appointed Hutto, Gustafson, Adams
- 2024-06-26 Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- 2024-06-26 Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
- 2024-06-26 Ordered enrolled for ratification
- 2024-06-27 Ratified R 238
- 2024-07-02 Signed By Governor
executive-signature - 2024-07-17 Effective date 07/02/24
- 2024-07-17 Act No. 213
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/82dd3fe4-e807-4d6a-b487-020a19af8fdf. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).