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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

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

  1. Filed (filed) — source
  2. 02/08/2023 (committee substitute) — source
  3. 02/22/2023 (committee substitute) — source
  4. 02/27/2023 (committee substitute) — source
  5. 03/09/2023 (committee substitute) — source
  6. 03/13/2023 (committee substitute) — source
  7. 03/14/2023 (committee substitute) — source
  8. 03/15/2023 (committee substitute) — source
  9. 04/23/2024 (committee substitute) — source
  10. 04/23/2024-A (committee substitute) — source
  11. 04/24/2024 (committee substitute) — source
  12. 04/25/2024 (committee substitute) — source
  13. 04/26/2024 (committee substitute) — source
  14. 05/08/2024 (committee substitute) — source
  15. 06/26/2024 (committee substitute) — source
  16. 11/30/2022 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Adopt Free Conference Report — 1001 (pass) · lower
  • 2nd Reading — 400 (pass) · upper
  • to grant free conference powers — 410 (pass) · upper
  • Passage of Bill — 970 (pass) · lower
  • to adopt — 450 (pass) · upper
  • Concur in Senate Amendments — 0102 (fail) · lower
  • Grant Free Conference Powers — 1032 (pass) · lower
  • to adopt — 450 (pass) · upper
  • to adopt the free conference report — 420 (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).