H 3046  General Bill, By Pope, Bryant, Caskey, B.Newton, Wooten, Davis, Murphy, 
Clemmons, Hixon, West, Forrest, Bannister, Yow, Bales and Fry
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 5
 TO CHAPTER 8, TITLE 16 ENTITLED "TERRORISM", TO PROVIDE FOR THE OFFENSE OF
 FURTHERING TERRORISM, DEFINE THE ELEMENTS OF THE OFFENSE, AND TO PROVIDE A
 PENALTY; TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF MATERIAL OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF AN ACT OF
 TERRORISM OR CONCEALMENT OF THE ACTIONS OR PLANS OF ANOTHER TO CARRY OUT AN
 ACT OF TERRORISM, DEFINE THE ELEMENTS OF THE OFFENSE, AND TO PROVIDE A
 PENALTY; AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE OF REAL AND PERSONAL
 PROPERTY USED IN CONNECTION WITH AN OFFENSE CONTAINED IN THE ARTICLE.
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   12/18/18  House  Prefiled
   12/18/18  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   01/08/19  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 67)
   01/08/19  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (House Journal-page 67)
   01/24/19  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Davis
   01/30/19  House  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
                     (House Journal-page 14)
   01/31/19  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Murphy,
                     Clemmons
   01/31/19         Scrivener's error corrected
   02/05/19  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon,
                     West, Forrest, Bannister, Yow, Bales
   02/05/19  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s).  King, Weeks, West,
                     Moore, Simmons, Rose, Henegan, Hart, Thigpen,
                     Alexander, Rivers, Wheeler, Ridgeway, Norrell,
                     S. Williams, Garvin, R. Williams, McDaniel,
                     Henderson-Myers, Pendarvis, Fry, Mace, Chellis,
                     Brown, Kimmons, Bales, Murphy, Pope, Bamberg,
                     McKnight, Allison, Govan, Hosey, Anderson,
                     Forrest, Young, Blackwell, Felder, Bryant, Mack,
                     Gilliard, Hewitt, Ligon, Tallon, Burns, Bailey,
                     Crawford, Stringer, Willis, Hyde, Trantham, G.R.
                     Smith, Chumley, Jefferson (House Journal-page 11)
   02/13/19  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Fry
   02/13/19  House  Debate adjourned until  Wed., 2-20-19
                     (House Journal-page 20)
   03/06/19  House  Debate adjourned until  Thur., 3-7-19
                     (House Journal-page 61)
   03/07/19  House  Debate adjourned until  Tues., 3-19-19
                     (House Journal-page 27)
   03/20/19  House  Amended (House Journal-page 22)
   03/20/19  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 22)
   03/20/19  House  Roll call Yeas-104  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 23)
   03/26/19  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 33)
   03/26/19  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 9)
   03/26/19  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 9)
   04/11/19  Senate Referred to Subcommittee:  Hutto (ch), Climer,
                     Goldfinch
   01/17/20  Senate Referred to Subcommittee:  Hutto (ch), Shealy,
                     Young, McLeod, Senn

Indicates Matter Stricken

Indicates New Matter

AMENDED

March 20, 2019

H. 3046

Introduced by Reps. Pope, Bryant, Caskey, B. Newton, Wooten, Davis, Murphy, Clemmons, Hixon, West, Forrest, Bannister, Yow, Bales and Fry

S. Printed 3/20/19--H.

Read the first time January 8, 2019.

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 5 TO CHAPTER 8, TITLE 16 ENTITLED "TERRORISM", TO PROVIDE FOR THE OFFENSE OF FURTHERING TERRORISM, DEFINE THE ELEMENTS OF THE OFFENSE, AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY; TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF MATERIAL OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF AN ACT OF TERRORISM OR CONCEALMENT OF THE ACTIONS OR PLANS OF ANOTHER TO CARRY OUT AN ACT OF TERRORISM, DEFINE THE ELEMENTS OF THE OFFENSE, AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY; AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY USED IN CONNECTION WITH AN OFFENSE CONTAINED IN THE ARTICLE.

Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Chapter 8, Title 16 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

Section 16-8-510.    (A)    As used in this section, the term 'act of violence' means:

(1)    an offense defined as a 'violent crime' pursuant to the provisions of Section 16-1-60; or

(2)    any other felony offense provided by law that includes an assault, or use of violence or force against another person.

(B)    Notwithstanding another provision of law, a person commits the offense of furthering terrorism if the person makes significant plans or takes actions toward the commission of an act of violence with the intent to commit an act of terrorism as defined in Section 16-23-710.

(C)    A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned for not more than thirty years. A violation of this section is considered a separate offense from another underlying offense and must be served consecutively to any sentence imposed on an underlying offense.

Section 16-8-520.    (A)    A person commits the offense of material or financial support of an act of terrorism or concealment of the actions or plans of another to carry out an act of terrorism who knowingly:

(1)    raises, solicits, or collects material support or resources intending that the material support or resources be used, in whole or in part, to plan, prepare, carry out, or avoid apprehension for committing an act of terrorism pursuant to the provisions of this article or Article 7, Chapter 23, against the United States or its citizens, this State or its citizens, or a political subdivision or any other entity of local government and whose intent is that the material support or resources raised, solicited, or collected will be used to further, finance, equip, or assist another person in committing an act of terrorism as provided herein;

(2)    provides material support or resources to a person knowing that the person will use that support or resources in whole or in part, to plan, prepare, carry out, facilitate, or avoid apprehension for committing an act of terrorism pursuant to the provisions of this article or Article 7, Chapter 23, against the United States or its citizens, this State or its citizens, or a political subdivision or any other instrumentality of this State or of a local unit of government; or

(3)    conceals the actions or plans of another person who he knows is engaged in an act of terrorism which is prohibited by the provisions of this article or Article 7, Chapter 23.

(B)    The term 'material support or resources' as used in this section includes, but is not limited to, financial or monetary assets.

(C)    A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned for not more than twenty years.

Section 16-8-530.    All real and personal property of every kind used or intended for use in the course of, derived from, or realized through an offense punishable pursuant to this article is subject to lawful seizure and forfeiture to the State pursuant to the applicable provisions of Section 16-23-770."

SECTION    2.    The repeal or amendment by this act of any law, whether temporary or permanent or civil or criminal, does not affect pending actions, rights, duties, or liabilities founded thereon, or alter, discharge, release or extinguish any penalty, forfeiture, or liability incurred under the repealed or amended law, unless the repealed or amended provision shall so expressly provide. After the effective date of this act, all laws repealed or amended by this act must be taken and treated as remaining in full force and effect for the purpose of sustaining any pending or vested right, civil action, special proceeding, criminal prosecution, or appeal existing as of the effective date of this act, and for the enforcement of rights, duties, penalties, forfeitures, and liabilities as they stood under the repealed or amended laws.

SECTION    3.    If any section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this act is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such holding shall not affect the constitutionality or validity of the remaining portions of this act, the General Assembly hereby declaring that it would have passed this act, and each and every section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, clause, phrase, and word thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more other sections, subsections, paragraphs, subparagraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases, or words hereof may be declared to be unconstitutional, invalid, or otherwise ineffective.

SECTION    4.    Section 16-23-710(18) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(18)    'Terrorism' includes activities that:

(a)    involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of this State;

(b)    appear to be intended to:

(i)    intimidate or coerce a civilian population;

(ii)    intimidate or coerce groups within the civilian population based on the group's race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or sexual orientation;

(iii)    influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or

(iii)(iv)    affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and

(c)    occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of this State.

SECTION    5.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.