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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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