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South CarolinaH 3910126th General Assembly (2025-2026)House

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 3-1-150 AND 63-3-510, RELATING TO JURISDICTION OVER CERTAIN LANDS RELINQUISHED BY THE UNITED STATES AND THE EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL JURISDICTION OF THE FAMILY COURT, RESPECTIVELY, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR CONCURRENT JURISDICTION WITH THE UNITED STATES IN CERTAIN MATTERS INVOLVING JUVENILES WITHIN A MILITARY INSTALLATION AND EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL JURISDICTION THEREAFTER FOR CERTAIN MATTERS.

Sponsored By: Sylleste H. Davis (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Summary

Jurisdiction

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Family Court handles base juvenile cases

Beginning May 13, 2025, South Carolina shares jurisdiction with the United States for juvenile offenses on Department of Defense bases. This applies only when the U.S. Attorney or a federal court waives exclusive federal jurisdiction and the act is also a state crime or infraction. When that happens, South Carolina Family Court is the first court to hear the case, unless a judge moves it to circuit court under existing waiver rules. After jurisdiction is shared, state and local agencies can make written agreements with federal agencies to decide who investigates, prosecutes, and provides services.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Sylleste H. Davis

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • B.J. Cox

    Affiliation unavailable

  • G. Murrell Smith, Jr.

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 251 • No: 0

House vote • 5/7/2025

(Jurisdiction)Concur in Senate Amendments

Yes: 111 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/1/2025

(Jurisdiction)2nd Reading

Yes: 40 • No: 0

House vote • 4/9/2025

(Jurisdiction)Passage of Bill

Yes: 100 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Act No. 54

    5/19/2025legislature

  2. Effective date 05/13/25

    5/19/2025legislature

  3. Signed By Governor

    5/13/2025Governor

  4. Ratified R 69

    5/8/2025legislature

  5. Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0

    5/7/2025House

  6. Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled

    5/7/2025House

  7. Read third time and returned to House with amendments

    5/6/2025Senate

  8. Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0

    5/1/2025Senate

  9. Read second time

    5/1/2025Senate

  10. Committee Amendment Adopted

    5/1/2025Senate

  11. Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

    4/29/2025Senate

  12. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    4/10/2025Senate

  13. Introduced and read first time

    4/10/2025Senate

  14. Read third time and sent to Senate

    4/10/2025House

  15. Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-0

    4/9/2025House

  16. Read second time

    4/9/2025House

  17. Scrivener's error corrected

    4/8/2025legislature

  18. Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

    4/3/2025House

  19. Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

    2/6/2025House

  20. Introduced and read first time

    2/6/2025House

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