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H. 4475
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Tallon, Hixon and W. Newton
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gt\5389cm18.docx
Introduced in the House on January 9, 2018
Introduced in the Senate on February 21, 2018
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Public Safety Dept.
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/13/2017 House Prefiled
12/13/2017 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/9/2018 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 123)
1/9/2018 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
(House Journal-page 123)
2/7/2018 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton
2/14/2018 House Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
(House Journal-page 55)
2/20/2018 House Read second time (House Journal-page 22)
2/20/2018 House Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 23)
2/21/2018 House Read third time and sent to Senate
(House Journal-page 24)
2/21/2018 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 6)
2/21/2018 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
(Senate Journal-page 6)
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COMMITTEE REPORT
February 14, 2018
H. 4475
S. Printed 2/14/18--H.
Read the first time January 9, 2018.
To whom was referred a Bill (H. 4475) to amend Section 23-6-20, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the establishment of the Department of Public Safety and its divisions, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:
F. GREGORY DELLENEY, JR. for Committee.
TO AMEND SECTION 23-6-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND ITS DIVISIONS, SO AS TO DELETE THE DIVISIONS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, AND TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT TRANSFERRED THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF CERTAIN AGENCIES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT IS COMPRISED OF THE DIVISIONS OUTLINED IN THIS CHAPTER, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAINTAIN A LIST OF ITS DIVISIONS ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 23-6-20 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 23-6-20. (A) The Department of Public Safety is established as an administrative agency of state government which is comprised of a South Carolina Highway Patrol Division, a South Carolina State Police Division, and a Division of Training and Continuing Education the divisions outlined in this chapter. The department shall maintain a list of the divisions it has comprised, by year, on the department's website.
(B) The functions, powers, duties, responsibilities, and authority statutorily exercised by the following offices, sections, departments, or divisions of the following state agencies as existing on the effective date of this act are transferred to and devolved on the department to include the South Carolina Highway Patrol and the Safety Office Section of the Division of Finance and Administration of the South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation; the Safety Enforcement Officers of the Office of Enforcement within the Transportation Division of the South Carolina Public Service Commission and the Governor's Office of Public Safety, together with all assets, liabilities, records, property, personnel, unexpended appropriations, and other funds shall be transferred to the control of the department. All rules, regulations, standards, orders, or other actions of these entities shall remain in effect unless specifically changed or voided by the department in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act, or otherwise provided."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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