# South Carolina H 4720: 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.

South Carolina H 4720, 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., is a 126th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Seth Rose (Democrat); status signed, last action 2026-06-05 (Effective date 05/19/26) (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-H4720-2025-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: South Carolina H 4720
- State: South Carolina
- Session: 126th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: 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.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-16
- Last action: 2026-06-05, Effective date 05/19/26
- Sponsor: Seth Rose (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (43 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Pretrial Intervention Program eligibility

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- People charged can get pretrial intervention again: benefit, low. You can apply for pretrial intervention again if you finished one at least 20 years ago. All other eligibility rules still apply, including disqualifying charges and the solicitor’s review of the facts. This change takes effect May 19, 2026.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Seth Rose (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Cody T. Mitchell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John R. McCravy III (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Robert T. Reese (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Michael F. Rivers, Sr. (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Richard L. "Richie" Yow (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-29 | Senate | (Pretrial Intervention Program eligibility)2nd Reading | pass | 43 | 0 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2026-06-05: Effective date 05/19/26 (legislature)
- 2026-06-03: Act No. 216 (legislature)
- 2026-05-19: Signed By Governor (Governor)
- 2026-05-14: Ratified R 199 (legislature)
- 2026-04-30: Read third time and enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0 (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Committee report: Favorable Judiciary (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Introduced and read first time (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Read third time and sent to Senate (House)
- 2026-02-03: Scrivener's error corrected (legislature)
- 2026-02-03: Roll call Yeas-xxx Nays-xxx (House)
- 2026-02-03: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-03: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Reese, Rivers (House)
- 2026-01-30: Scrivener's error corrected (legislature)
- 2026-01-29: Committee report: Favorable Judiciary (House)
- 2026-01-28: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: C.Mitchell, Yow (House)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House)
- 2026-01-13: Introduced and read first time (House)
- 2025-12-16: Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House)
- 2025-12-16: Prefiled (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [HTML](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4720.htm)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4720.htm)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-H4720-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).