South Carolina Senate Bill 71

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-3-607 So As To Create An Enhanced Penalty For Convictions By Persons Under Section 16-3-600 Against Law Enforcement Officers During The Performance Of Their Official Duties.

Enhanced Penalty for Law Enforcement Officer

Sen. Greg Hembree [R]

Sen. Jeff Zell [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-14	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2025-01-14	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2024-12-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2024-12-11	Senate	Prefiled

S0073 (Similar To) 2025-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
H3052 (Similar To) 2025-04-03 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Vaughan, Pedalino
H3093 (Similar To) 2026-02-04 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor, Wickensimer
H3392 (Similar To) 2025-04-23 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, Davis
H3533 (Similar To) 2025-04-23 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, Davis
S0346 (Similar To) 2025-04-30 - Committee Amendment Adopted
H3480 (Similar To) 2026-03-25 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hardee

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	3	600	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	3	607	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0071&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/71_20241211.htm