S*0182 (Rat #0260, Act #0224 of 2002) General Bill, By Hawkins, Ritchie, Reese and Branton
Summary: Murder, death penalty for; statutory aggravating circumstance when county detention facility officer; Crimes, Execution
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE SENTENCING PROCEEDING TO DETERMINE WHETHER A PERSON CONVICTED OF MURDER SHOULD BE SENTENCED TO DEATH, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE MURDER OF A FORMER FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, OR CERTAIN CURRENT OR FORMER CORRECTIONS OFFICERS IS A STATUTORY AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCE, TO SUBSTITUTE THE TERM "CORRECTIONS OFFICER" FOR THE TERM "CORRECTIONS EMPLOYEE"; TO AMEND SECTION 16-11-110, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO ARSON, SO AS TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CHANGE, AND TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION FOR THE TERM "DAMAGE"; TO AMEND SECTION 40-80-20, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT A PROSPECTIVE FIREFIGHTER MUST UNDERGO A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK BEFORE HE MAY BE EMPLOYED AS A FIREFIGHTER, SO AS TO REVISE THE CONDITIONS UPON WHICH A FIREFIGHTER OR PROSPECTIVE FIREFIGHTER MUST UNDERGO A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK AND MAY NOT PERFORM FIREFIGHTING DUTIES; AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION IS NOT REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT CERTAIN PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO THE COMPULSORY PROCESS FOR OBTAINING WITNESSES UNTIL THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FUNDS THE PROGRAM.-amended title
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01/23/01	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-6
01/23/01	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-6
02/28/01	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-7
03/01/01	Senate	Amended SJ-15
03/01/01	Senate	Read second time SJ-15
03/01/01	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-15
03/06/01	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-25
03/07/01	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-9
03/07/01	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-9
05/23/01	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-88
05/29/01	House	Amended HJ-26
05/29/01	House	Read second time HJ-27
05/30/01	House	Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments HJ-13
06/07/01	Senate	House amendment amended SJ-199
06/07/01	Senate	Returned to House with amendments SJ-199
06/07/01	House	Non-concurrence in Senate amendment HJ-170
02/05/02	Senate	Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Sens. Hawkins, Hutto, Gregory SJ-25
02/06/02	House	Conference committee appointed Reps. Law, Wilder and Delleney HJ-2
03/20/02	Senate	Free conference powers granted SJ-31
03/20/02	Senate	Free conference committee appointed Sens. Hawkins, Hutto, Gregory SJ-31
03/26/02	House	Free conference powers granted HJ-40
03/26/02	House	Free conference committee appointed Reps. Delleney, Law and Wilder HJ-41
03/26/02	House	Free conference report adopted HJ-41
04/10/02	Senate	Free conference report received and adopted SJ-21
04/11/02	House	Ordered enrolled for ratification HJ-29
04/25/02		Ratified R 260
05/01/02		Signed By Governor
05/14/02		Act No. 224
06/25/02		Effective date 05/01/02 Applies to offenses committed on or after the effective date
06/25/02		Copies available