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H 3165 General Bill, By Harrison, Lucas, G.M. Smith, Cobb-Hunter, Cotty and Weeks
Summary: Mentally retarded person not subject to death penalty; mental retardation deleted as mitigating circumstance in murder cases
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-29 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON CONVICTED OF MURDER WHO WAS MENTALLY RETARDED AT THE TIME OF THE OFFENSE MUST NOT BE SENTENCED TO DEATH, BUT MUST BE SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT; AND TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-20, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PUNISHMENT FOR MURDER, SO AS TO DELETE MENTAL RETARDATION AS A MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCE.
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Summary: Mentally retarded person not subject to death penalty; mental retardation deleted as mitigating circumstance in murder cases
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-29 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON CONVICTED OF MURDER WHO WAS MENTALLY RETARDED AT THE TIME OF THE OFFENSE MUST NOT BE SENTENCED TO DEATH, BUT MUST BE SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT; AND TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-20, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PUNISHMENT FOR MURDER, SO AS TO DELETE MENTAL RETARDATION AS A MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCE.
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12/04/02 | House | Prefiled |
12/04/02 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
01/14/03 | House | Introduced and read first time HJ-68 |
01/14/03 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-68 |
02/04/03 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cotty |
02/19/03 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-6 |
02/20/03 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks |
02/25/03 | House | Amended HJ-28 |
02/25/03 | House | Read second time HJ-32 |
02/26/03 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-17 |
02/26/03 | Senate | Introduced and read first time SJ-18 |
02/26/03 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-18 |