S*1262 (Rat #0547, Act #0477 of 1994) General Bill, By Giese, Ford, Glover, Jackson, Land, Moore and Waldrep
    A Bill to amend Section 24-3-210, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to furloughs for qualified inmates of the State Prison System, so as to prohibit the director of the Department of Corrections from extending the benefits of this Section to a person convicted of a violent crime as defined in Section 16-1-60 unless, where applicable, the victim of the crime for which the offender is charged, or the relatives of the victim, the law enforcement agency which employed the arresting officer of the offender, and the solicitor in whose circuit the offender was convicted recommend in writing that the offender be allowed to participate in the furlough program in the community where the offense was committed.
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03/16/94	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-5
03/16/94	Senate	Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology SJ-6
04/12/94	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Corrections and Penology SJ-17
04/13/94	Senate	Read second time SJ-27
04/13/94	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-27
04/14/94	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-41
04/19/94	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-6
04/19/94	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-6
04/27/94	House	Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-5
05/18/94	House	Debate adjourned until Thursday, May 19, 1994 HJ-24
05/19/94	House	Debate adjourned until Tuesday, May 24, 1994 HJ-26
05/24/94	House	Read second time HJ-18
05/25/94	House	Read third time and enrolled HJ-11
06/02/94		Ratified R 547
07/14/94		Signed By Governor
07/28/94		Effective date 07/14/94
07/28/94		Act No. 477
07/28/94		Copies available