South Carolina S 114: Scholarships

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2025-2026 Bill 114 Text of Previous Version (Apr. 29, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 114

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Committee Amendment Adopted

April 29, 2025

S. 114

Introduced 
by Senators Adams, Grooms, Rice and Walker 

S. Printed 4/29/25--S.

Read the first time January 14, 2025

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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.

 Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the 
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Article 5, Chapter 3, Title 23 of the S.C. Code is 
amended by adding:

 Section 23-3-340. (A) 
Upon request of a law enforcement agency, acting in the course of its official 
duties at the time of the request, a wireless service provider shall provide 
location information concerning the telecommunications device of a user to the 
requesting law enforcement agency within a reasonable period of time after receipt of the request. A law enforcement 
agency may not request information under this section unless for the purposes 
of responding to a call for emergency services that involves immediate death or 
serious bodily injury to any person at the time of the request or in an 
emergency situation that involves the risk of death or serious physical harm.

 (B) A 
wireless service provider may establish protocols by which the carrier 
voluntarily discloses location information.

 (C) A 
civil or criminal action may not be brought in a court against a wireless 
service provider or another person for providing location information if acting 
in good faith and under this section.

 (D) The 
State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) shall obtain contact information from all 
wireless service providers authorized to do business in this State to 
facilitate a request from a law enforcement agency for location information 
under this section. SLED shall disseminate the contact information to each law 
enforcement agency in this State.

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval 
by the Governor.

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