H*2331 (Rat #0559, Act #0449 of 1982) General Bill, By M.S. Gulledge, L.E. Gentry, J.G. McAbee, M.E. Nunnery, R.M. Tallon and D.C. Waldrop
    A Bill to amend Section 16-11-110, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the crime of arson, so as to designate malicious burning of property which threatens a fire as arson in the first degree; designate the present crime of arson as arson in the second degree and the malicious burning of buildings other than dwelling houses as arson in the third degree; provide penalties for each degree of arson; to amend Section 16-11-190, relating to the crime of attempted arson, so as to increase the term of imprisonment from not less than one nor more than two years to not less than one nor more than ten years and to increase the fine from an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars to not more than ten thousand dollars; and to repeal Section 16-11-120 relating to the arson of certain buildings.-at
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02/04/81	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-483
02/04/81	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-483
04/08/81	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-1707
04/09/81	House	Amended HJ-1779
04/09/81	House	Read second time HJ-1781
04/14/81	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-1828
04/15/81	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-20
04/15/81	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-20
05/19/82	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-30
05/20/82	Senate	Amended SJ-25
05/20/82	Senate	Read second time SJ-26
05/27/82	Senate	Read third time SJ-29
05/27/82	Senate	Returned SJ-29
06/01/82	House	Non-concurrence in Senate amendment HJ-3664
06/02/82	Senate	Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Sens. Moore, Sanders, V. Smith SJ-83
06/02/82	House	Conference committee appointed Reps. Gulledge, Gentry, & Hughston HJ-3827
06/03/82	Senate	Conference report received SJ-6
06/03/82	Senate	Conference report adopted SJ-6
06/03/82	House	Conference report received HJ-3878
06/03/82	House	Conference report adopted HJ-3879
06/03/82	House	Ordered enrolled for ratification HJ-3880
06/03/82	House	Ratified R 559 HJ-3944
06/09/82		Signed By Governor
06/09/82		Effective date 06/09/82
06/09/82		Act No. 449
06/18/82		Copies available