South Carolina S 44: Murder

Bill Text

South Carolina General Assembly

123rd Session, 2019-2020



S. 44



STATUS INFORMATION



General Bill

Sponsors: Senator Malloy

Document Path: l:\s-res\gm\012murd.kmm.gm.docx



Introduced in the Senate on January 8, 2019

Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary



Summary: Murder





HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS



	Date	Body	Action Description with journal page number	

	12/12/2018	Senate	Prefiled

	12/12/2018	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary

	1/8/2019	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal‑page 59)

	1/8/2019	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal‑page 59)



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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL



12/12/2018





















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 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.

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