South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024

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H. 3465

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Rutherford
Document Path: LC-0038WAB23.docx

Introduced in the House on January 10, 2023
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: FOIA Exemptions

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
12/8/2022 House Prefiled
12/8/2022 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/10/2023 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 177)
1/10/2023 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 177)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/08/2022



A bill

to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by amending Section 30-4-40, relating to MATTERS EXEMPT or prohibited FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, so as to PROHIBIT THE DISCLOSURE OF RECORDINGS OF TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS OF INMATES AND THEIR VISITORS MADE BY THE FACILITY IN WHICH THE INMATE IS INCARCERATED.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1.   Section 30-4-40 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding a subsection to read:

   (e) A public body may not disclose a recording of a telephone conversation of an inmate and his visitor made by the facility in which the inmate is incarcerated.

SECTION 2.   This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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