South Carolina House Bill 3619

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 10-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-02-07 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Landing
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 24-3-580, Relating To The Disclosure Of The Identities Of Execution Team Members And The Penalties For The Unlawful Disclosure, So As To Define Certain Terms, To Provide Certain Information Pertaining To The Identity Of Persons Who Participate In The Planning Or Administration Of Executions Of A Death Sentence Is Confidential, To Make Technical Changes, To Provide The Purchase Or Acquisition Of Drugs And Medical Supplies Used In The Administration Of Death Sentences Is Exempt From The State Procurement Code, To Provide The Out-of-state Acquisition Of Drugs Intended For Use For The Administration Of The Death Penalty Is Exempt From All State Licensing Processes And Requirements Administered By The Department Of Health And Environmental Control Or Any Other Agency, As Well As Regulations Promulgated By The Board Of Pharmacy, To Provide Pharmacies Or Pharmacists That Are Involved In The Supplying, Manufacturing, Or Compounding Of Drugs Intended For Use In The Administration Of The Death Penalty Are Exempt From Certain Licensing Processes And Requirements Of The Department Of Labor, Licensing And Regulation, To Provide, Under Certain Circumstances, No Governmental Agency Shall Disclose Identifying Information Of Members Of Execution Teams Or The Details Regarding The Procurement Of Certain Drugs Used In The Administration Of The Death Penalty, And To Provide The Intent Of This Section Is To Ensure The Absolute Confidentiality Of Identifying Information Of Persons Or Entities Involved In The Planning Or Execution Of Death Sentences.

Non disclosure of identity of members of execution team

Rep. Joseph Bustos [R]	Rep. Thomas Pope [R]	Rep. Travis Moore [R]	Rep. Christopher Wooten [R]
Rep. Bill Taylor [R]	Rep. Donald McCabe [R]	Rep. Fawn Pedalino [R]	Rep. Matthew Leber [R]
Rep. Weston Newton [R]	Rep. Kathy Landing [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Landing
2023-02-01	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton
2023-01-11	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-11	House	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
24	3	580	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3619&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3619_20230111.htm