SC S0238 | 2023-2024 | 125th General Assembly

South Carolina Senate Bill 238

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-07-27 - Scrivener's error corrected
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #4) [HTML]

Summary

Amend Article 1, Chapter 3, Title 16 Of The South Carolina Code Of Laws, Relating To Homicide, By Adding Section 16-3-80, To Create The Offense Of Drug-induced Homicide, To Provide A Penalty For A Violation, And To Prohibit An Affirmative Defense; And To Amend Section 16-1-10(d), Relating To A List Of Exceptions For Felonies And Misdemeanors, So As To Add Drug-induced Homicide.

Title

Drug Induced Homicide

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-07-27		Scrivener's error corrected
2023-02-08		Scrivener's error corrected
2023-01-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-10	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2022-11-30	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2022-11-30	Senate	Prefiled

Same As/Similar To

S0001 (Similar To) 2024-05-08 - Debate adjourned
H3476 (Similar To) 2023-01-31 - Scrivener's error corrected
S0586 (Similar To) 2024-01-19 - Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Rice, Senn, Adams, Tedder

Code Citations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	1	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	3	80	(n/a)	See Bill Text

South Carolina State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0238&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/238_20223011.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/238_20221130.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/238_20230208.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/238_20230727.htm