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SC H3736

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/15/2025

Primary Sponsor

Weston Newton

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Origin

House of Representatives

126th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Expands the definition of "personal contact information" for law enforcement officers and judges to include name, home address, personal cell phone number, and property tax map number, allowing these to be restricted from publicly available government websites upon request

  • Requires eligible law enforcement officers and judges to submit a designated form with a notarized affidavit affirming current or former employment to restrict their personal information from disclosed records on government websites

  • Creates exceptions allowing restricted information to be disclosed to title insurers, title insurance agents, attorneys licensed in South Carolina, government agencies, or through subpoena/court order

  • Establishes that state and local government employees are protected from liability for claims arising from personal contact information on public records

  • Delays the effective date of the original Law Enforcement Personal Privacy Protection Act and Judicial Personal Privacy Protection Act (Act 56 of 2023) from July 1, 2025 to January 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Law Enforcement Personal Privacy Protection and Judicial Personal Privacy Protection

Last Action

Scrivener's error corrected

1/29/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/15/2025

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