Bill Commons

SC H 5401

in committee

Electronic monitoring

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did SC H 5401 pass?

Not yet. SC H 5401 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-04-21): Referred to Committee on Judiciary

What is SC H 5401 about?

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 17-15-37, RELATING TO ELECTRONIC MONITORING BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION, SO AS TO ESTABLISH NEW OFFENSES AND PROVIDE PENALTIES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 38-53-84, RELATING TO NOTIFICATION OF ELECTRONIC MONITORING VIOLATIONS, SO AS TO PROHIBIT BONDSMEN FROM KNOWINGLY CONTRACTING WITH, REFERRING, OR OTHERWISE UTILIZING THE SERVICES OF AN UNCERTIFIED ELECTRONIC MONITORING COMPANY.

Who sponsors SC H 5401?

Robbins is the primary sponsor of SC H 5401.

Description

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 17-15-37, RELATING TO ELECTRONIC MONITORING BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION, SO AS TO ESTABLISH NEW OFFENSES AND PROVIDE PENALTIES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 38-53-84, RELATING TO NOTIFICATION OF ELECTRONIC MONITORING VIOLATIONS, SO AS TO PROHIBIT BONDSMEN FROM KNOWINGLY CONTRACTING WITH, REFERRING, OR OTHERWISE UTILIZING THE SERVICES OF AN UNCERTIFIED ELECTRONIC MONITORING COMPANY.

Introduced
2026-03-24
Latest action
2026-04-21 — Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Robbinsprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-21

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-04-21

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2026-04-17

    Read third time and sent to Senate

    passage,reading-3

  4. 2026-04-16

    Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day

  5. 2026-04-16

    Roll call Yeas-102 Nays-0

  6. 2026-04-16

    Read second time

    reading-2

  7. 2026-04-16

    Requests for debate-Rep(s). Williams

  8. 2026-04-16

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  9. 2026-04-15

    Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2026-03-24

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  11. 2026-03-24

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Passage of Bill

    2026-04-16 · pass · 102-0

    Member-level votes (123)
    • Bailey, William H.: yes
    • Ballentine, Nathan: yes
    • Bauer, Heather: yes
    • Beach, Thomas: yes
    • Bernstein, Beth E.: yes
    • Bowers, Phillip: yes
    • Brittain, Thomas C., Jr.: yes
    • Bustos, Joseph M.: yes
    • Calhoon, Paula Rawl: yes
    • Caskey, Micajah P., IV: yes
    • Chapman, Donald G.: yes
    • Chumley, William M.: yes
    • Clyburn, William: yes
    • Cobb-Hunter, Gilda: yes
    • Collins, Neal A.: yes
    • Cox, Brandon L.: yes
    • Cromer, April: yes
    • Davis, Sylleste H.: yes
    • Dillard, Chandra E.: yes
    • Duncan, Adam L.: yes
    • Edgerton, Sarita L.: yes
    • Erickson, Shannon S.: yes
    • Forrest, Cally R., Jr.: yes
    • Frank, Stephen: yes
    • Gagnon, Craig A.: yes
    • Garvin, Kambrell H.: yes
    • Gatch, Gil: yes
    • Gibson, Daniel: yes
    • Gilliam, Leon D.: yes
    • Gilliard, Wendell G.: yes
    • Gilreath, Thomas Lee: yes
    • Govan, Jerry N., Jr.: yes
    • Grant, Hamilton R.: yes
    • Guest, Thomas Duval, Jr.: yes
    • Hager, William: yes
    • Hardee, Kevin: yes
    • Harris, Robert J.: yes
    • Hart, Christopher R.: yes
    • Hartnett, Thomas F., Jr.: yes
    • Hartz, Charles V.: yes
    • Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D. Herbkersman, William G.: yes
    • Hewitt, Lee: yes
    • Hiott, David R.: yes
    • Hixon, William M.: yes
    • Holman, Harriet A.: yes
    • Hosey, Lonnie: yes
    • Johnson, Jeffrey E.: yes
    • Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.: yes
    • Jones, Wendell K.: yes
    • Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.: yes
    • Kilmartin, John Gregory: yes
    • King, John Richard C.: yes
    • Kirby, Roger K.: yes
    • Landing, Kathy: yes
    • Lastinger, John T., Jr.: yes
    • Lawson, M. Brian: yes
    • Ligon, Thomas R.: yes
    • Long, Steven Wayne: yes
    • Lowe, Phillip D.: yes
    • Luck, Jason S.: yes
    • Magnuson, Josiah: yes
    • Martin, David: yes
    • McCabe, Donald Ryan, Jr.: yes
    • McCravy, John R., III: yes
    • McDaniel, Annie E.: yes
    • McGinnis, Timothy A.: yes
    • Mitchell, Cody T.: yes
    • Mitchell, Dianne: yes
    • Montgomery, W. Scott, IV: yes
    • Moore, JA: yes
    • Moore, Travis A.: yes
    • Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.: yes
    • Moss, Dennis C.: yes
    • Neese, Mike M.: yes
    • Newton, Brandon: yes
    • Newton, Wm. Weston J.: yes
    • Oremus, Melissa Lackey: yes
    • Pedalino, Fawn M.: yes
    • Pope, Thomas E.: yes
    • Rankin, Luke S.: yes
    • Reese, Robert T.: yes
    • Rivers, Michael F., Sr.: yes
    • Robbins, Robby: yes
    • Rose, Seth: yes
    • Sanders, Richard Blake: yes
    • Schuessler, Carla: yes
    • Scott, Keishan M.: yes
    • Sessions, Heath: yes
    • Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.: yes
    • Smith, Marvin: yes
    • Taylor, Bill: yes
    • Teeple, James E.: yes
    • Terribile, Jackie R.: yes
    • Waters, Courtney S.: yes
    • Weeks, J. David: yes
    • Wetmore, Elizabeth: yes
    • White, Joseph S.: yes
    • Whitmire, William R.: yes
    • Wickensimer, Paul B.: yes
    • Wooten, Chris: yes
    • Yow, Richard L.: yes
    • Anderson, Carl L.: excused
    • Bradley, Jeff: excused
    • Brewer, Gary S., Jr.: excused
    • Burns, James Mikell: excused
    • Crawford, Heather Ammons: excused
    • Ford, Greg: excused
    • Guffey, Brandon: excused
    • Haddon, Patrick B.: excused
    • Spann-Wilder, Tiffany: excused
    • Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.: excused
    • Vaughan, David: excused
    • Alexander, Terry: excused
    • Atkinson, Lucas: excused
    • Bamberg, Justin T.: excused
    • Bannister, Bruce W.: excused
    • Hayes, Jackie E.: excused
    • Howard, Leon: excused
    • Huff, William C.: excused
    • Pace, Jordan S.: excused
    • Rutherford, J. Todd: excused
    • Williams, Robert Q.: excused
    • Willis, Mark N.: excused

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