South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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S. 88

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Malloy
Document Path: l:\s-res\gm\010aggr.kmm.gm.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 12, 2021
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Murder, aggravating circumstances

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/9/2020  Senate  Prefiled
   12/9/2020  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/12/2021  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 167)
   1/12/2021  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 167)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/9/2020

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A BILL

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 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 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.

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