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S 1033 General Bill, By Shealy, Hutto, McElveen, Jackson, Hembree, Climer, Young, Turner, Campbell, Goldfinch, Gregory, Bennett, Verdin and M.B. Matthews
Similar (H 4854)
Summary: Torture of a child
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-1640 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO FAMILY PRESERVATION AND REUNIFICATION, TO ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES TO FOREGO REASONABLE EFFORTS TO REUNIFY A FAMILY IN THE CASE OF TORTURE; TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-2570, RELATING TO GROUNDS FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, TO ADD TORTURE, OR CONSPIRING TO COMMIT TORTURE, AS A GROUND FOR TERMINATING A PARENT'S RIGHTS; TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-85, RELATING TO HOMICIDE BY CHILD ABUSE, TO ADD DEATH OF A CHILD BY TORTURE, OR BY CONSPIRING TO TORTURE, AS ACTIONS CONSTITUTING THE OFFENSE, AND TO ESTABLISH CRIMINAL PENALTIES; TO AMEND ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 3, TITLE 16 OF THE 1976, RELATING TO HOMICIDE, BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-100 TO PROVIDE THAT TORTURING A CHILD, OR ALLOWING ANOTHER TO TORTURE A CHILD, IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE, AND TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES; AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS.
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02/21/18Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 5)
02/21/18Senate Referred to Committee on General (Senate Journal-page 5)
03/22/18Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment General (Senate Journal-page 10)
03/26/18 Scrivener's error corrected
03/28/18Senate Committee Amendment Tabled (Senate Journal-page 38)
03/28/18Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 38)
03/28/18Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 38)
03/29/18 Scrivener's error corrected
03/29/18Senate Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 28)
03/29/18Senate Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 28)
04/03/18House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 80)
04/03/18House Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 80)
05/03/18House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (House Journal-page 41)
05/09/18House Requests for debate-Rep(s). Rutherford, King, Wheeler, Pitts, Williams, Henegan, Gilliard, Erickson (House Journal-page 78)



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