South Carolina Senate Bill 172 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-03-14 - Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Relating To Miscellaneous Offenses Against The Person, To Provide That Strangulation Is The Restricting Of Air Flow Or Blood Circulation Of A Person By External Pressure To The Throat Or Neck, Or The Blocking Of The Nose Or Mouth Of Another Person; To Provide That A Person Who Commits The Offense Of Strangulation Is Guilty Of A Felony And, Upon Conviction, Must Be Imprisoned For Not More Than Five Years; And To Provide That It Is An Affirmative Defense If An Act Constituting Strangulation Was The Result Of A Legitimate Medical Procedure.

Strangulation

Sen. Katrina Shealy [R]

Sen. Danny Verdin [R]

Sen. Maymia McLeod [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-14	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
2018-02-16	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Shealy, Timmons
2018-01-24	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Shealy, McLeod, Senn, R.J.Cash
2017-01-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2017-01-10	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2016-12-13	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2016-12-13	Senate	Prefiled

H3662 (Similar To) 2017-02-02 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0172&session=122&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/172_20161213.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/172_20180314.htm