South Carolina General Assembly 122nd Session, 2017-2018 S. 153 STATUS INFORMATION General Bill Sponsors: Senator Malloy Document Path: l:\s-res\gm\025murd.dmr.gm.docx Introduced in the Senate on January 10, 2017 Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary Summary: Murder HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS Date Body Action Description with journal page number 12/13/2016 Senate Prefiled 12/13/2016 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary 1/10/2017 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal - page 85 ) 1/10/2017 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal - page 85 ) View the latest legislative information at the website VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 12/13/2016 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
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South Carolina General Assembly122nd Session, 2017-2018
S. 153
STATUS INFORMATION
General BillSponsors: Senator MalloyDocument Path: l:\s-res\gm\025murd.dmr.gm.docx
Introduced in the Senate on January 10, 2017Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Murder
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number 12/13/2016 Senate Prefiled12/13/2016 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary1/10/2017 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal - page 85 )1/10/2017 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal - page 85 )
View the latest legislative information at the website
TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-20(C)(a) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO STATUTORY AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES APPLICABLE TO THE PUNISHMENT FOR MURDER, TO ADD AS A STATUTORY AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCE CASES IN WHICH 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.
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 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.