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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

S 114: Telecommunication Location Information

Passed one chamber 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

S 114 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina Senate on December 11, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Telecommunication Location Information. Primary sponsor: Brian Adams (Republican), Larry Grooms (Republican), Rex Rice (Republican), Overture Walker (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (May 1, 2025): Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

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.

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 23-3-340 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT UPON REQUEST OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIER SHALL PROVIDE CALL LOCATION INFORMATION CONCERNING THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE OF THE USER TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY IN ORDER TO RESPOND TO A CALL FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES OR IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THAT INVOLVES THE RISK OF DEATH OR SERIOUS PHYSICAL HARM, TO PROVIDE A CIVIL OR CRIMINAL ACTION MAY NOT BE BROUGHT AGAINST A WIRELESS SERVICE PROVIDER UNDER THIS SECTION UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND TO PROVIDE SLED SHALL OBTAIN CONTACT INFORMATION FROM WIRELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS TO FACILITATE A REQUEST FROM A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Brian AdamsPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate44
Larry GroomsPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate37
Rex RicePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Overture WalkerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate22

“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. Referred to Committee on Judiciary
  2. Introduced and read first time
  3. Read third time and sent to House
  4. Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
  5. Read second time
  6. Committee Amendment Adopted
  7. Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
  8. Referred to Subcommittee: Adams (ch), Kimbrell, Devine, Blackmon, Kennedy, Leber, Walker
  9. Referred to Committee on Judiciary
  10. Introduced and read first time
  11. Referred to Committee on Judiciary
  12. Prefiled

Sources

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