South CarolinaFentanyl Induced Homicide
What it does
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-80 SO AS TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF FENTANYL-INDUCED HOMICIDE, TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS, TO PROHIBIT AN AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE, AND TO PROVIDE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH PERSONS SHALL NOT BE PROSECUTED UNDER THIS SECTION; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 16-1-10, RELATING TO A LIST OF EXCEPTIONS FOR FELONIES AND MISDEMEANORS, SO AS TO ADD FENTANYL-INDUCED HOMICIDE. - RATIFIED TITLE
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- May 27Act No. 61Latest
- May 27Effective date 05/22/25
- May 22Signed By Governor Henry McMasterBecame Law
- May 20Ratified R 87
- May 8Ordered enrolled for ratificationTo Governor
- Vote recorded to adopt the free conference report. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded to grant free conference powers. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Adopt Free Conference Report. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Grant Free Conference Powers. Result: pass.Lower
- May 8Free conference report adopted
- May 8Free conference committee appointed Hembree, Sabb, Adams
- May 8Free conference powers granted
- May 8Roll call Yeas-92 Nays-14
- May 8Free conference report adopted
- May 8Free conference committee appointed JE Johnson, Robbins, Rose
- May 8Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-7
- May 8Free conference powers granted
- Apr 30Conference committee appointed Hembree, Sabb, Adams
- Apr 30House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. JE Johnson, Robbins, Rose
- Apr 29Roll call Ayes-1 Nays-40
- Vote recorded to concur. Result: fail.Upper
- Apr 29Non-concurrence in House amendment
- Apr 10Read third time and returned to Senate with amendmentsPassed 2nd Chamber
- Apr 9Roll call Yeas-96 Nays-0
- Vote recorded Passage of Bill. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 9Read second timeMinor
- Apr 9AmendedMajor
- Mar 27Requests for debate-Rep(s). B Newton, Guest, Weeks, Jordan, Spann-Wilder, Garvin, Hosey, Williams, Martin, King
- Mar 26Committee report: Favorable with amendment JudiciaryMinor
- Mar 5Scrivener's error corrected
- Mar 4Referred to Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Mar 4Introduced and read first timeMinor
- Feb 26Read third time and sent to HousePassed 1st Chamber
- Feb 25Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- Vote recorded 2nd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 25Read second timeMinor
- Feb 25AmendedMajor
- Feb 19Committee report: Favorable JudiciaryMinor
- Feb 7Referred to Subcommittee: Adams (ch), Tedder, Fernandez, Kennedy, Sutton
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Jan 14Introduced and read first timeMinor
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Jan 14Introduced and read first timeIntroduced