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Bill	Law enforcement officers, certification	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-23-40, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CERTIFICATION OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER EMPLOYED OR APPOINTED BY A PUBLIC LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THIS PROVISION APPLIES TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS EMPLOYED OR APPOINTED AFTER JULY 1, 2022, TO PROVIDE NONCERTIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SHALL ONLY PERFORM DUTIES AS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHILE ACCOMPANIED BY CERTIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, AND TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CHANGE; TO AMEND SECTION 23-23-150, RELATING TO THE ADJUDICATION OF ALLEGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, SO AS TO DEFINE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "MISCONDUCT", TO REVISE THE CRITERIA A SHERIFF OR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT MUST USE WHEN FILING A REPORT OF MISCONDUCT AGAINST A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, TO PROVIDE THE PROCEDURE FOR PROSECUTING INCIDENCES OF MISCONDUCT, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE IMPOSITION OF CIVIL FINES AGAINST AGENCIES THAT FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THIS SECTION; BY ADDING SECTION 23-1-250 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE LAWFUL USE OF CHOKEHOLDS OR CAROTID HOLDS, TO PROVIDE WILFUL USE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE MAY BE CONSIDERED MISCONDUCT BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AND SUBJECT TO DISCIPLINARY ACTION, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CURRICULA AND STANDARDS TO ADDRESS JUSTIFIABLE USE OF CHOKEHOLDS AND CAROTID HOLDS; BY ADDING SECTION 23-23-85 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF MINIMUM STANDARDS REQUIRED OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES BY THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COUNCIL, AND PROVIDE THE COUNCIL WITH THE AUTHORITY TO TAKE PUNITIVE ACTION AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THAT FAIL TO COMPLY WITH STANDARDS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION; BY ADDING SECTION 23-23-160 SO AS TO ESTABLISH A COMPLIANCE DIVISION WITHIN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COUNCIL AND PROVIDE ITS RESPONSIBILITIES; TO AMEND SECTION 23-23-100, RELATING TO COMPLIANCE WITH PROVISIONS ENFORCED BY THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COUNCIL, SO AS TO REVISE THIS PROVISION; TO AMEND SECTION 23-23-60, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE BY THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COUNCIL, SO AS TO ADD ADDITIONAL EVIDENCES A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY MUST SUBMIT TO THE COUNCIL ABOUT A CANDIDATE BEING CONSIDERED FOR CERTIFICATION; AND TO AMEND SECTION 16-23-20, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF HANDGUNS, SO AS TO ALLOW RETIRED COMMISSIONED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO CARRY THEM ABOUT THEIR PERSONS. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2021-2022	H 3050	South Carolina H 3050 (2021-2022)	bill		enacted	Bradley D.C. Moss Erickson Hixon McGarry Wooten	11	35	5	2020-12-09	2022-06-01	openstates	ocd-bill/47ae2c2d-b821-4688-93b3-bdbecc5514fb	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3050&session=124&summary=B	0e53065133354b76925dcd4d18f90698ba3a038f8da5ccc6e2fcfbc1835866e9	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 3050 (2021-2022) — Law enforcement officers, certification

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-23-40, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CERTIFICATION OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER EMPLOYED OR APPOINTED BY A PUBLIC LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THIS PROVISION APPLIES TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS EMPLOYED OR APPOINTED AFTER JULY 1, 2022, TO PROVIDE NONCERTIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SHALL ONLY PERFORM DUTIES AS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHILE ACCOMPANIED BY CERTIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, AND TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CHANGE; TO AMEND SECTION 23-23-150, RELATING TO THE ADJUDICATION OF ALLEGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, SO AS TO DEFINE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "MISCONDUCT", TO REVISE THE CRITERIA A SHERIFF OR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT MUST USE WHEN FILING A REPORT OF MISCONDUCT AGAINST A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, TO PROVIDE THE PROCEDURE FOR PROSECUTING INCIDENCES OF MISCONDUCT, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE IMPOSITION OF CIVIL FINES AGAINST AGENCIES THAT FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THIS SECTION; BY ADDING SECTION 23-1-250 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE LAWFUL USE OF CHOKEHOLDS OR CAROTID HOLDS, TO PROVIDE WILFUL USE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE MAY BE CONSIDERED MISCONDUCT BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AND SUBJECT TO DISCIPLINARY ACTION, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CURRICULA AND STANDARDS TO ADDRESS JUSTIFIABLE USE OF CHOKEHOLDS AND CAROTID HOLDS; BY ADDING SECTION 23-23-85 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF MINIMUM STANDARDS REQUIRED OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES BY THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COUNCIL, AND PROVIDE THE COUNCIL WITH THE AUTHORITY TO TAKE PUNITIVE ACTION AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THAT FAIL TO COMPLY WITH STANDARDS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION; BY ADDING SECTION 23-23-160 SO AS TO ESTABLISH A COMPLIANCE DIVISION WITHIN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COUNCIL AND PROVIDE ITS RESPONSIBILITIES; TO AMEND SECTION 23-23-100, RELATING TO COMPLIANCE WITH PROVISIONS ENFORCED BY THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COUNCIL, SO AS TO REVISE THIS PROVISION; TO AMEND SECTION 23-23-60, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE BY THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COUNCIL, SO AS TO ADD ADDITIONAL EVIDENCES A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY MUST SUBMIT TO THE COUNCIL ABOUT A CANDIDATE BEING CONSIDERED FOR CERTIFICATION; AND TO AMEND SECTION 16-23-20, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF HANDGUNS, SO AS TO ALLOW RETIRED COMMISSIONED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO CARRY THEM ABOUT THEIR PERSONS. - ratified title

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 12/9/2020 (committee substitute) — source
3. 4/20/2022 (committee substitute) — source
4. 4/21/2021 (committee substitute) — source
5. 4/21/2022 (committee substitute) — source
6. 4/22/2021 (committee substitute) — source
7. 4/28/2021 (committee substitute) — source
8. 5/12/2021 (committee substitute) — source
9. 5/13/2021 (committee substitute) — source
10. 5/3/2022 (committee substitute) — source
11. 5/4/2022 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Table Amendment 6 — 78–32 (pass) · lower
• Table motion to recommit — 95–11 (pass) · lower
• Concur in Senate Amendments — 103–4 (pass) · lower
• Passage of Bill — 100–13 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 41–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Bradley — primary (person)
• D.C. Moss — primary (person)
• Erickson — primary (person)
• Hixon — primary (person)
• McGarry — primary (person)
• Wooten — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2020-12-09 Prefiled filing
• 2020-12-09 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
• 2021-01-12 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2021-01-12 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
• 2021-02-09 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McGarry
• 2021-04-14 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wooten, Hixon
• 2021-04-21 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-04-22 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2021-04-27 Debate adjourned
• 2021-04-27 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson, Bradley
• 2021-04-28 Amended amendment-passage
• 2021-04-28 Requests for debate-Rep(s). Pope, Cobb-Hunter, Simrill, Ott, Blackwell, Taylor, Caskey, McGarry, Bustos, Cogswell, Bennet, Willis, B. Cox, Hiott, Allison, Magnuson, King, Henderson-Myers, JA Moore, Brawley, J.L. Johnson, Hosey, Cluburn, Govan, Henegan, Kirby, Herbkersman, Bailey, Hewitt, Garvin, Alexander, Oremus, R. Williams, Bamberg, McCravy, Jefferson, Sandifer, M. Smith, Wheeler, McGinnis, Hardee, West, Weeks, Hyde, Bruyant, Daning, Gilliam and Dillard
• 2021-05-05 Debate adjourned until Thur., 5-6-21
• 2021-05-11 Debate adjourned until Wed., 5-12-21
• 2021-05-12 Amended amendment-passage
• 2021-05-12 Read second time reading-2
• 2021-05-12 Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-13
• 2021-05-13 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2021-05-13 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2021-05-13 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
• 2021-05-13 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2021-07-16 Referred to Subcommittee: Senn (ch), Malloy, Kimpson, Matthews, Adams, Garrett, Gustafson
• 2022-04-20 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary committee-passage-favorable
• 2022-05-03 Committee Amendment Amended and Adopted amendment-amendment, amendment-passage
• 2022-05-04 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2022-05-04 Read second time reading-2
• 2022-05-04 Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
• 2022-05-05 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2022-05-11 Debate adjourned
• 2022-05-12 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
• 2022-05-12 Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-4
• 2022-05-18 Ratified R 246
• 2022-05-23 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2022-06-01 Effective date See Act for Effective Date
• 2022-06-01 Act No. 218

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/47ae2c2d-b821-4688-93b3-bdbecc5514fb. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).