South Carolina General Assembly
109th Session, 1991-1992

Bill 3095

                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    3095
Ratification Number:            610
Act Number:                     488
Primary Sponsor:                P. Harris
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Murder, mentally retarded guilty
                                of
Companion Bill Number:          241 435
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   Jun 02, 1992
Computer Document Number:       3095
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      Jul 01, 1992
Introduced Date:                Jan 08, 1991
Date of Last Amendment:         Jun 02, 1992
Last History Body:              ------
Last History Date:              Jul 01, 1992
Last History Type:              Act No. 488
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   P. Harris
                                Carnell
                                J. Harris
                                Mattos
Type of Legislation:            General Bill
History


 Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN
 ----  ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---
 3095  ------  Jul 01, 1992  Act No. 488
 3095  ------  Jul 01, 1992  Signed by Governor
 3095  ------  Jun 04, 1992  Ratified R 610
 3095  House   Jun 02, 1992  Concurred in Senate
                             amendment, enrolled for
                             ratification
 3095  House   May 21, 1992  Debate adjourned until
                             Tuesday, May 26, 1992
 3095  Senate  May 19, 1992  Read third time, returned to
                             House with amendment
 3095  Senate  May 14, 1992  Amended, read second time,
                             ordered to third reading with
                             notice of general amendments
 3095  Senate  May 07, 1992  Committee Report: Favorable     11
                             with amendment
 3095  Senate  Feb 20, 1992  Introduced, read first time,    11
                             referred to Committee
 3095  House   Feb 19, 1992  Read third time, sent to
                             Senate
 3095  House   Feb 18, 1992  Amended, read second time
 3095  House   Feb 12, 1992  Committee Report: Favorable     25
                             with amendment
 3095  House   Mar 05, 1991  Recommitted to Committee,       25
                             retaining its place on the
                             Calendar
 3095  House   Feb 26, 1991  Debate adjourned until
                             Tuesday, March 5, 1991
 3095  House   Feb 19, 1991  Debate adjourned until
                             Tuesday, February 26, 1991
 3095  House   Feb 13, 1991  Committee Report: Favorable     25
                             with amendment
 3095  House   Jan 08, 1991  Introduced and read first       25
                             time, referred to Committee
 3095  House   Dec 27, 1990  Prefiled, referred to           25
                             Committee
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(A488, R610, H3095)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PUNISHMENT FOR MURDER, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR MENTAL RETARDATION AS A MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCE.

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

Punishment for murder; mental retardation as a mitigating circumstance

SECTION 1. Section 16-3-20(C)(b) of the 1976 Code is amended by adding a subitem to read:

"(10) The defendant had mental retardation at the time of the crime. `Mental retardation' means significantly subaverage general intellectual functioning existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior and manifested during the developmental period."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Approved the 1st day of July, 1992.