South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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S. 134

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Gregory and Alexander
Document Path: l:\s-res\ckg\001arso.mrh.doc

Introduced in the Senate on January 11, 2005
Introduced in the House on March 8, 2006
Last Amended on March 2, 2006
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Arson included in offenses punishable by death

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/15/2004  Senate  Prefiled
  12/15/2004  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/11/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-148
   1/11/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-148
   2/10/2005  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Hawkins (ch), Cromer, Sheheen, 
                        Lourie
    3/1/2006  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary 
                        SJ-22
    3/2/2006  Senate  Amended SJ-17
    3/2/2006  Senate  Read second time SJ-17
    3/7/2006  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-9
    3/8/2006  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-5
    3/8/2006  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-6

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/15/2004
3/1/2006
3/2/2006

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

March 2, 2006

S. 134

Introduced by Senators Gregory and Alexander

S. Printed 3/2/06--S.

Read the first time January 11, 2005.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-20 OF THE 1976 CODE, BY ADDING ARSON TO THE LIST OF CRIMES INCLUDED IN THE STATUTORY AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES FOR PURPOSES OF THE DEATH PENALTY.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 16-3-20(C)(a)(1) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(1)    The murder was committed while in the commission of the following crimes or acts:

(a)    criminal sexual conduct in any degree;

(b)    kidnapping;

(c)    burglary in any degree;

(d)    robbery while armed with a deadly weapon;

(e)    larceny with use of a deadly weapon;

(f)    killing by poison;

(g)    drug trafficking as defined in Section 44-53-370(e), 44-53-375(B), 44-53-440, or 44-53-445;

(h)    physical torture; or

(i)        dismemberment of a person.; or

(j)        arson in the first degree as defined in Section 16-11-110(A)."

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

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