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H 3755 General Bill, By Murphy, Bryant, Pope, Yow, Simrill, Hardee, Trantham, Oremus, W. Newton, Ligon, Bennett, Fry, Bannister, Carter, Caskey, Forrest, Hixon, Kimmons, McGarry, V.S. Moss, G.M. Smith, Taylor, Thayer, McCabe, Dabney, B. Newton, Elliott, Atkinson and Huggins
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A BILL 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 MAY ELECT FOR ELECTROCUTION 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, TO PROVIDE THAT A CONVICTED PERSON'S SIGNATURE MUST BE WITNESSED, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE MANNER OF INFLICTING A DEATH SENTENCE MUST BE ELECTROCUTION REGARDLESS OF THE METHOD ELECTED BY THE PERSON IF EXECUTION BY LETHAL INJECTION IS UNAVAILABLE OR IS HELD TO BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL BY AN APPELLATE COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION.
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Summary: Executions
A BILL 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 MAY ELECT FOR ELECTROCUTION 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, TO PROVIDE THAT A CONVICTED PERSON'S SIGNATURE MUST BE WITNESSED, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE MANNER OF INFLICTING A DEATH SENTENCE MUST BE ELECTROCUTION REGARDLESS OF THE METHOD ELECTED BY THE PERSON IF EXECUTION BY LETHAL INJECTION IS UNAVAILABLE OR IS HELD TO BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL BY AN APPELLATE COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION.
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| 01/27/21 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 61) |
| 01/27/21 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 61) |
| 02/16/21 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McCabe, Dabney |
| 02/17/21 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.Newton |
| 02/18/21 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Elliott |
| 02/24/21 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (House Journal-page 5) |
| 03/02/21 | House | Requests for debate-Rep(s). Murphy, Weeks, Hill, Wetmore, Wheeler, Gatch, Brawley, JE Johnson, Hosey, Kirby, Hart, S Williams, Jefferson, Gilliard, Murray, Bamberg, King, McDaniel, B Cox, Stringer, Ott, Anderson, Cobb-Hunter, and Daning (House Journal-page 39) |
| 03/17/21 | House | Debate adjourned until Thur., 3-18-21 (House Journal-page 32) |
| 04/06/21 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Atkinson, Huggins |
| 04/07/21 | House | Debate adjourned until Tues., 4-13-21 (House Journal-page 68) |
| 04/14/21 | House | Debate adjourned until Tues., 4-27-21 (House Journal-page 23) |
| 04/28/21 | House | Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 50) |
| 05/05/21 | House | Debate adjourned until Thur., 5-6-21 (House Journal-page 30) |
| 05/11/21 | House | Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 36) |