South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024

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H. 3725

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Bustos and Taylor
Document Path: LC-0172CM23.docx

Introduced in the House on January 18, 2023
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Illegal immigration

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
1/18/2023 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 11)
1/18/2023 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 11)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

01/18/2023



A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS by adding section 23-1-260 so as to provide illegal immigrants entering this state must obtain a criminal background check at their expense when requested by law enforcement agencies and provide penalties for violations of this section.

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

SECTION 1.    Chapter 1, Title 23 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

   Section 23-1-260. (A) An illegal immigrant entering this State must obtain a criminal background check at his expense when requested by a law enforcement agency or another governmental agency.

   (B) A person who violates this section must be denied state governmental services and must be reported to federal immigration authorities.

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

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