S*0200 (Rat #0056, Act #0043 of 2021) General Bill, By Hembree, Martin, Kimbrell, Shealy, Gustafson and Turner
Similar (H 3755)
Summary: Executions
    AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 24-3-530, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEATH BY ELECTROCUTION OR LETHAL INJECTION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON SENTENCED TO DEATH SHALL SUFFER THE PENALTY BY ELECTROCUTION OR BY FIRING SQUAD OR LETHAL INJECTION, IF LETHAL INJECTION IS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF ELECTION, TO PROVIDE THAT AN ELECTION EXPIRES AND MUST BE RENEWED IN WRITING IF THE CONVICTED PERSON RECEIVES A STAY OF EXECUTION OR THE EXECUTION DATE HAS PASSED, TO PROVIDE THAT A PENALTY MUST BE ADMINISTERED BY ELECTROCUTION FOR A PERSON WHO WAIVES HIS RIGHT OF ELECTION, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS SHALL DETERMINE AND CERTIFY TO THE SUPREME COURT WHETHER THE METHOD SELECTED IS AVAILABLE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE MANNER OF INFLICTING A DEATH SENTENCE MUST BE ELECTROCUTION, UNLESS THE PERSON ELECTS DEATH BY FIRING SQUAD, IF EXECUTION BY LETHAL INJECTION IS UNAVAILABLE OR IS HELD TO BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL BY AN APPELLATE COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION. - ratified title
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12/09/20	Senate	Prefiled
12/09/20	Senate	Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology
01/12/21	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 214)
01/12/21	Senate	Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology (Senate Journal-page 214)
02/02/21	Senate	Polled out of committee Corrections and Penology (Senate Journal-page 5)
02/02/21	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Corrections and Penology (Senate Journal-page 5)
02/03/21		Scrivener's error corrected
03/02/21	Senate	Amended (Senate Journal-page 59)
03/02/21	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 59)
03/02/21	Senate	Roll call Ayes-32 Nays-11 (Senate Journal-page 59)
03/03/21		Scrivener's error corrected
03/03/21	Senate	Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 168)
03/04/21	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 4)
03/04/21	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 4)
04/28/21	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (House Journal-page 64)
05/04/21	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Murphy, Gatch, Finlay, Wetmore, Weeks, Rose, Garvin, Teeder, Fry, Hart, S Williams, Hosey, Jefferson, Forrest, Murray, Gilliard, Bamberg, McDaniel, Collins, Henderson-Myeres, Anderson, Ott, Pope, Taylor, Hixon, Dilliard, Robinson, McGarry (House Journal-page 14)
05/05/21	House	Amended (House Journal-page 35)
05/05/21	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 35)
05/05/21	House	Roll call Yeas-66 Nays-43 (House Journal-page 61)
05/06/21	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 30)
05/06/21	House	Roll call Yeas-65 Nays-43 (House Journal-page 31)
05/12/21	Senate	Concurred in House amendment and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 51)
05/12/21	Senate	Roll call Ayes-32 Nays-11 (Senate Journal-page 51)
05/13/21		Ratified R 56
05/14/21		Signed By Governor
06/01/21		Effective date 05/14/21
06/01/21		Act No. 43