South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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S. 485

STATUS INFORMATION

Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Senators Malloy, L. Martin, Kimpson, Pinckney, Bryant and Allen
Document Path: l:\s-jud\bills\malloy\jud0056.jjg.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 48

Introduced in the Senate on February 25, 2015
Introduced in the House on March 4, 2015
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Study Committee on Racial Profiling

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/25/2015  Senate  Introduced, placed on calendar without reference 
                        (Senate Journal-page 10)
   2/26/2015          Scrivener's error corrected
    3/3/2015  Senate  Adopted, sent to House (Senate Journal-page 14)
    3/4/2015  House   Introduced (House Journal-page 5)
    3/4/2015  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 5)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/25/2015
2/25/2015-A
2/26/2015

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INTRODUCED

February 25, 2015

S. 485

Introduced by Senators Malloy, L. Martin, Kimpson, Pinckney and Bryant

S. Printed 2/25/15--S.    [SEC 2/26/15 2:11 PM]

Read the first time February 25, 2015.

            

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO CREATE THE "STUDY COMMITTEE ON RACIAL PROFILING" TO REVIEW LAW ENFORCEMENT POLICIES, PRACTICES, AND PROCEDURES REGARDING RACIAL PROFILING AND MAKE A REPORT OF RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGARDING PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE LAWS REGARDING SUCH POLICIES, PRACTICES, AND PROCEDURES.

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

That the members of the General Assembly, by this resolution, create the "Study Committee on Racial Profiling" to review state and local law enforcement policies, practices, and procedures regarding racial profiling, and to make recommendations to the General Assembly regarding proposed changes to the laws regarding such policies, practices, and procedures. The study committee shall review information, including, but not limited to, statistics and other information available from law enforcement agencies regarding the law enforcement agencies' interaction with minorities and minority communities.

The study committee must be composed of three members of the Senate, appointed by the Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman, and three members of the House of Representatives, appointed by the House Judiciary Committee Chairman. Vacancies in the study committee's membership must be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the manner of original appointment.

The Chairmen of the Senate and House Judiciary Committees shall provide appropriate staffing for the study committee.

Be it further resolved that the study committee shall make a report of the study committee's recommendations to the General Assembly by December 31, 2015, at which time the study committee must be dissolved.

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