Bill Commons

SC H 4720

enacted

Pretrial Intervention Program eligibility

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did SC H 4720 pass?

Yes. SC H 4720 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-05): Effective date 05/19/26

What is SC H 4720 about?

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 17-22-50 AND 17-22-60, BOTH RELATING TO PRETRIAL INTERVENTION PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY, BOTH SO AS TO PROVIDE A PERSON MAY PARTICIPATE IN A PRETRIAL INTERVENTION PROGRAM IF TWENTY YEARS HAVE PASSED SINCE THE DATE OF SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A PRETRIAL INTERVENTION PROGRAM BY THE PERSON, RATHER THAN LIMITING ELIGIBILITY OF PARTICIPATION TO ONLY ONCE. - RATIFIED TITLE

Who sponsors SC H 4720?

Rose, McCravy, C. Mitchell and 3 others are the primary sponsors of SC H 4720.

Description

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 17-22-50 AND 17-22-60, BOTH RELATING TO PRETRIAL INTERVENTION PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY, BOTH SO AS TO PROVIDE A PERSON MAY PARTICIPATE IN A PRETRIAL INTERVENTION PROGRAM IF TWENTY YEARS HAVE PASSED SINCE THE DATE OF SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A PRETRIAL INTERVENTION PROGRAM BY THE PERSON, RATHER THAN LIMITING ELIGIBILITY OF PARTICIPATION TO ONLY ONCE. - RATIFIED TITLE

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-06-05 — Effective date 05/19/26
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Roseprimary
  • McCravyprimary
  • C. Mitchellprimary
  • Yowprimary
  • Reeseprimary
  • Riversprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-05

    Effective date 05/19/26

  2. 2026-06-03

    Act No. 216

  3. 2026-05-19

    Signed By Governor

    executive-signature

  4. 2026-05-14

    Ratified R 199

  5. 2026-04-30

    Read third time and enrolled

    passage,reading-3

  6. 2026-04-29

    Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0

  7. 2026-04-29

    Read second time

    reading-2

  8. 2026-04-09

    Committee report: Favorable Judiciary

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2026-02-04

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-02-04

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  11. 2026-02-04

    Read third time and sent to Senate

    passage,reading-3

  12. 2026-02-03

    Scrivener's error corrected

  13. 2026-02-03

    Roll call Yeas-xxx Nays-xxx

  14. 2026-02-03

    Read second time

    reading-2

  15. 2026-02-03

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Reese, Rivers

  16. 2026-01-30

    Scrivener's error corrected

  17. 2026-01-29

    Committee report: Favorable Judiciary

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2026-01-28

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: C.Mitchell, Yow

  19. 2026-01-13

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  20. 2026-01-13

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  21. 2025-12-16

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  22. 2025-12-16

    Prefiled

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 2nd Reading

    2026-04-29 · pass · 43-0

    Member-level votes (46)
    • Adams, Brian: yes
    • Alexander, Thomas C.: yes
    • Allen, Karl B.: yes
    • Bennett, Sean M.: yes
    • Blackmon, Allen: yes
    • Bright, Lee: yes
    • Campsen, George E., III: yes
    • Cash, Richard J.: yes
    • Chaplin, JD: yes
    • Climer, Wes: yes
    • Corbin, Thomas D.: yes
    • Cromer, Ronnie W.: yes
    • Davis, Tom: yes
    • Devine, Tameika Isaac: yes
    • Elliott, Jason: yes
    • Gambrell, Michael W.: yes
    • Garrett, Billy: yes
    • Graham, Jeffrey R.: yes
    • Grooms, Lawrence K.: yes
    • Hembree, Greg: yes
    • Hutto, Brad: yes
    • Jackson, Darrell: yes
    • Johnson, Michael: yes
    • Kennedy, Carlisle: yes
    • Kimbrell, Josh: yes
    • Leber, Matthew W.: yes
    • Martin, Shane R.: yes
    • Massey, A. Shane: yes
    • Ott, Russell L.: yes
    • Peeler, Harvey S., Jr.: yes
    • Rankin, Luke A.: yes
    • Reichenbach, Mike: yes
    • Rice, Rex F.: yes
    • Sabb, Ronnie A.: yes
    • Stubbs, Everett: yes
    • Sutton, Ed: yes
    • Tedder, Deon T.: yes
    • Turner, Ross: yes
    • Verdin, Daniel B., III: yes
    • Walker, Overture: yes
    • Williams, Kent M.: yes
    • Young, Tom, Jr.: yes
    • Zell, Jeff: yes
    • Fernandez, Tom: excused
    • Goldfinch, Stephen L.: excused
    • Matthews, Margie Bright: excused

Related bills

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https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4720&session=126&summary=B

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