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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

H 3020: Status Offenses

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

H 3020 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina House on December 5, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Status Offenses. Primary sponsor: Todd Rutherford (Democratic), Cody Mitchell (Republican), Fawn Pedalino (Republican), Bill Taylor (Republican), Hamilton Grant (Democratic), Lucas Atkinson (Republican), John King (Democratic), David Weeks (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (June 5, 2026): Effective date 05/19/26.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 63-1-40 AND 63-19-20, BOTH RELATING TO STATUS OFFENSES, SO AS TO ELIMINATE PLAYING A PINBALL MACHINE AS A STATUS OFFENSE; AND BY REPEALING SECTION 63-19-2430 RELATING TO THE PLAYING OF PINBALL MACHINES BY A MINOR. - RATIFIED TITLE

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Todd RutherfordPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse74
Cody MitchellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse65
Fawn PedalinoPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Bill TaylorPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse86
Hamilton GrantPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Lucas AtkinsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse57
John KingPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse49
David WeeksPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse51

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Effective date 05/19/26
  2. Act No. 212
  3. Signed By Governor
  4. Ratified R 167
  5. Read third time and enrolled
  6. Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-1
  7. Read second time
  8. Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
  9. Referred to Committee on Judiciary
  10. Introduced and read first time
  11. Read third time and sent to Senate
  12. Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source