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SC S 716

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Bonds

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 17-15-15, RELATING TO DEPOSIT OF CASH PERCENTAGE IN LIEU OF BOND; ASSIGNMENT OF DEPOSIT; RESTITUTION TO VICTIM, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IF A COURT FINDS THAT A DEFENDANT MAY BE RELEASED ON BOND WHO HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH A VIOLENT OFFENSE OR ANY FELONY OFFENSE INVOLVING A FIREARM OR DRUGS, THE BOND MUST BE SET AT THE FULL UNITED STATES CASH CURRENCY BOND; BY AMENDING SECTION 17-15-30, RELATING TO MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED IN DETERMINING CONDITIONS OF RELEASE; CONTEMPT, SO AS TO INCLUDE IN THE CONSIDERATION OF A PERSON'S MENTAL CONDITION THE DIRECT OBSERVATIONS OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER THAT CAUSE REASONABLE CONCERN WITH A PERSON'S MENTAL CONDITION AND TO ALLOW THE COURT TO INCLUDE IN THE BOND CONDITIONS THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT TRANSPORT THE PERSON FOR AN EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION OR THE PERSON IS REQUIRED TO SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UPON RELEASE.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Status date
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Latest action
2026-01-13 — Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Garrettprimary
  • Kennedyprimary
  • Reichenbachprimary
  • Riceprimary
  • Goldfinchprimary
  • Blackmonprimary
  • Elliottprimary
  • Leberprimary
  • Corbinprimary
  • Zellprimary
  • Kimbrellprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-10

    Prefiled

    filing

  2. 2025-12-10

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-13

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2026-01-13

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

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Related bills

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Official source

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=716&session=126&summary=B

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