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SC H 5118

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Juvenile Justice

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 63-19-360, 63-19-810, 63-19-1440, AND 63-19-1810, ALL RELATING TO JUVENILE JUSTICE PROCEEDINGS, SO AS TO REQUIRE COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENTS AS PART OF JUVENILE EVALUATIONS, TO MAKE CERTAIN CHANGES PERTAINING TO THE DETENTION OF JUVENILES IN JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITIES AND THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

Introduced
2026-02-05
Status date
Latest action
2026-02-05 — Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Coxprimary
  • Garvinprimary
  • Holmanprimary
  • T. Mooreprimary
  • Sessionsprimary
  • Wetmoreprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-05

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  2. 2026-02-05

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

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