South Carolina House Bill 4714

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-01-13 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 17-23-170, Relating To Admissibility Of Evidence Concerning Battered Spouse Syndrome, Foundation, Notice, And Expert And Lay Testimony, So As To Define Necessary Terms, To Further Define Admissible Evidence To Establish The Defendant Suffers From Battered Spouse Syndrome, And To Provide For A Rebuttable Presumption That The Defendant Suffers From Battered Spouse Syndrome And Acted In Self-defense When There Is A Documented History Of Prior Violent Assault On The Defendant And A Threat Of A Violent Assault Or Violent Assault On The Defendant By The Victim Occurs Within Twenty-four Hours Of The Alleged Offense.

Battered Spouse Syndrome

Rep. John Mccravy [R]

Rep. Sarita Edgerton [R]

Rep. Tiffany Spann-Wilder [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-01-13	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2026-01-13	House	Introduced and read first time
2025-12-16	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2025-12-16		Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
17	23	170	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4714&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4714_20251217.htm