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type: "Bill"
title: "Law Enforcement and Judicial Personal Info Protection"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 5 TO CHAPTER 2, TITLE 30 SO AS TO ENACT THE \"LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONAL INFORMATION PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT\", TO GIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS THE OPTION OF MAKING PERSONAL CONTACT INFORMATION HELD BY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CONFIDENTIAL AND NOT SUBJECT TO DISCLOSURE, AND TO PROVIDE LIMITED EXCEPTIONS, TO PROVIDE RELATED PROCEDURES FOR EXERCISING THIS OPTION, AMONG OTHER THINGS; TO PROVIDE THE SOUTH CAROLINA CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY SHALL CREATE A FORM FOR USE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHEN REQUESTING NONDISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL CONTACT INFORMATION, AND TO SPECIFY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FORM; BY ADDING ARTICLE 7 TO CHAPTER 2, TITLE 30 SO AS TO ENACT THE \"JUDICIAL PERSONAL PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT\", TO GIVE ACTIVE OR FORMER MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIARY THE OPTION OF MAKING PERSONAL CONTACT INFORMATION HELD BY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CONFIDENTIAL AND NOT SUBJECT TO DISCLOSURE, TO PROVIDE LIMITED EXCEPTIONS, AND TO PROVIDE RELATED PROCEDURES FOR EXERCISING THIS OPTION, AMONG OTHER THINGS; AND TO PROVIDE SOUTH CAROLINA COURT ADMINISTRATION SHALL CREATE A FORM FOR USE BY ACTIVE OR FORMER MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIARY WHEN REQUESTING NONDISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL CONTACT INFORMATION, AND TO SPECIFY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FORM. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 252"
citation: "South Carolina S 252 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Adams", "Garrett", "Kimbrell", "M. Johnson", "Malloy", "Reichenbach", "Senn"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-11-30"
last_action: "2023-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b4605c68-da6c-47e5-922f-477c866e780f"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=252&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "b3fa6aa70ee4633443a6f0dc7b5c6b05f69d1d820586b36ad0255b75812ac2de"
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 S 252 (2023-2024) — Law Enforcement and Judicial Personal Info Protection
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 5 TO CHAPTER 2, TITLE 30 SO AS TO ENACT THE "LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONAL INFORMATION PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT", TO GIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS THE OPTION OF MAKING PERSONAL CONTACT INFORMATION HELD BY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CONFIDENTIAL AND NOT SUBJECT TO DISCLOSURE, AND TO PROVIDE LIMITED EXCEPTIONS, TO PROVIDE RELATED PROCEDURES FOR EXERCISING THIS OPTION, AMONG OTHER THINGS; TO PROVIDE THE SOUTH CAROLINA CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY SHALL CREATE A FORM FOR USE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHEN REQUESTING NONDISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL CONTACT INFORMATION, AND TO SPECIFY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FORM; BY ADDING ARTICLE 7 TO CHAPTER 2, TITLE 30 SO AS TO ENACT THE "JUDICIAL PERSONAL PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT", TO GIVE ACTIVE OR FORMER MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIARY THE OPTION OF MAKING PERSONAL CONTACT INFORMATION HELD BY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CONFIDENTIAL AND NOT SUBJECT TO DISCLOSURE, TO PROVIDE LIMITED EXCEPTIONS, AND TO PROVIDE RELATED PROCEDURES FOR EXERCISING THIS OPTION, AMONG OTHER THINGS; AND TO PROVIDE SOUTH CAROLINA COURT ADMINISTRATION SHALL CREATE A FORM FOR USE BY ACTIVE OR FORMER MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIARY WHEN REQUESTING NONDISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL CONTACT INFORMATION, AND TO SPECIFY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FORM. - 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/sess125_2023-2024/bills/252.htm)
2. **03/15/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/252_20230315.htm)
3. **03/16/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/252_20230316.htm)
4. **03/21/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/252_20230321.htm)
5. **03/22/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/252_20230322.htm)
6. **03/28/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/252_20230328.htm)
7. **03/29/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/252_20230329.htm)
8. **05/04/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/252_20230504.htm)
9. **05/05/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/252_20230505.htm)
10. **05/08/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/252_20230508.htm)
11. **11/30/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/252_20221130.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **410** (pass) · upper
- to concur — **450** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **1080** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Adams — primary (person)
- Garrett — primary (person)
- Kimbrell — primary (person)
- M. Johnson — primary (person)
- Malloy — primary (person)
- Reichenbach — primary (person)
- Senn — 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`
- **2023-01-12** Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Matthews, Rice, Senn, Adams
- **2023-03-03** Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Matthews, Rice, Senn, Adams
- **2023-03-15** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-16** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2023-03-21** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-22** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2023-03-28** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-28** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-28** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- **2023-03-29** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2023-03-29** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-30** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-30** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-03** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-04** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-04** Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
- **2023-05-04** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2023-05-05** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-08** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2023-05-10** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
- **2023-05-10** Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
- **2023-05-17** Ratified R 65
- **2023-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-26** Effective date 07/01/2024
- **2023-05-26** Act No. 56
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b4605c68-da6c-47e5-922f-477c866e780f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).