South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024
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S. 72
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Malloy
Document Path: SJ-0024BM23.docx
Introduced in the Senate on January 10, 2023
Currently residing in the Senate
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
| Date | Body | Action Description with journal page number |
|---|---|---|
| 11/30/2022 | Senate | Prefiled |
| 11/30/2022 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 1/10/2023 | Senate | Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 48) |
| 1/10/2023 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 48) |
| 7/27/2023 | Scrivener's error corrected |
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
A bill
TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-20 OF THE South Carolina CODE OF LAWS, RELATING TO STATUTORY AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES APPLICABLE TO THE PUNISHMENT FOR MURDER, TO ADD AS A STATUTORY AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCE CASES IN WHICH A MURDER WAS COMMITTED AGAINST A PERSON BECAUSE OF THE PERSON'S ACTUAL OR PERCEIVED RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, OR DISABILITY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 16-3-20(C)(a) of the S.C. Code is amended by adding an appropriately numbered new subitem to read:
( ) The murder was committed against a person because of the person's actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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