Current Status Bill Number:3221 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19970114 Primary Sponsor:Wilkins All Sponsors:Wilkins, Klauber, Barfield, Young-Brickell, Chellis, Meacham, Barrett, Stuart, Davenport, Riser, Rice, Mullen, Robinson, Sandifer, Harrison and Mason Drafted Document Number:dka\3916cm.97 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Murder, certain hate motivated crimes considered aggravating circumstance; crimes and offenses, discrimination
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House 19970114 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ
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TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE SEPARATE SENTENCING PROCEEDING TO DETERMINE WHETHER A PERSON CONVICTED OF MURDER SHOULD BE SENTENCED TO DEATH OR LIFE IMPRISONMENT, SO AS TO ADD MOTIVATION BY A VICTIM'S ACTUAL OR PERCEIVED RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, ETHNICITY, OR PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY AS AN AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCE TO CONSIDER WHEN A SENTENCE FOR MURDER IS BEING DETERMINED.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 16-3-20(C)(a) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 317 of 1996, is further amended by adding an appropriately numbered subitem at the end:
"( ) The offender was motivated by the victim's actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, or physical or mental disability."
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SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.