South Carolina Senate Bill 200

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Passed on June 1 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-06-01 - Act No. 43
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Amend Section 24-3-530, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To Death By Electrocution Or Lethal Injection, So As To Provide That A Person Sentenced To Death Shall Suffer The Penalty By Electrocution Or By Firing Squad Or Lethal Injection, If Lethal Injection Is Available At The Time Of Election, To Provide That An Election Expires And Must Be Renewed In Writing If The Convicted Person Receives A Stay Of Execution Or The Execution Date Has Passed, To Provide That A Penalty Must Be Administered By Electrocution For A Person Who Waives His Right Of Election, To Provide That The Director Of The Department Of Corrections Shall Determine And Certify To The Supreme Court Whether The Method Selected Is Available, And To Provide That The Manner Of Inflicting A Death Sentence Must Be Electrocution, Unless The Person Elects Death By Firing Squad, If Execution By Lethal Injection Is Unavailable Or Is Held To Be Unconstitutional By An Appellate Court Of Competent Jurisdiction. - Ratified Title

Executions

Sen. Greg Hembree [R]	Sen. Shane Martin [R]	Sen. Joshua Kimbrell [R]	Sen. Katrina Shealy [R]
Sen. Penry Gustafson [R]	Sen. Ross Turner [R]

2021-05-12 - Senate - Senate: To Concur (Y: 32 N: 11 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-05-12 - Senate - Senate: To Lay On The Table Amendment Number Rfh-2 (Y: 28 N: 15 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-05-12 - Senate - Senate: To Lay On The Table Amendment Number Rfh-1 (Y: 32 N: 12 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-05-06 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 65 N: 43 NV: 11 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2021-05-05 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 66 N: 43 NV: 6 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2021-05-05 - House - House: Table Amendment 14 Amendment Number 14 (Y: 75 N: 28 NV: 4 Abs: 17) [PASS]
2021-05-05 - House - House: Table Amendment 13 Amendment Number 13 (Y: 75 N: 30 NV: 4 Abs: 15) [PASS]
2021-05-05 - House - House: Table Amendment 12 Amendment Number 12 (Y: 73 N: 28 NV: 4 Abs: 19) [PASS]
2021-05-05 - House - House: Table Amendment 3 Amendment Number 3 (Y: 70 N: 38 NV: 3 Abs: 13) [PASS]
2021-05-05 - House - House: Table Amendment 2 Amendment Number 2 (Y: 72 N: 34 NV: 3 Abs: 15) [PASS]
2021-03-02 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 32 N: 11 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-06-01		Act No. 43
2021-06-01		Effective date 05/14/21
2021-05-14		Signed By Governor
2021-05-13		Ratified R 56
2021-05-12	Senate	Roll call Ayes-32 Nays-11
2021-05-12	Senate	Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
2021-05-06	House	Roll call Yeas-65 Nays-43
2021-05-06	House	Read third time and sent to Senate
2021-05-05	House	Roll call Yeas-66 Nays-43
2021-05-05	House	Read second time
2021-05-05	House	Amended
2021-05-04	House	Requests for debate-Rep
2021-04-28	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
2021-03-04	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2021-03-04	House	Introduced and read first time
2021-03-03	Senate	Read third time and sent to House
2021-03-03		Scrivener's error corrected
2021-03-02	Senate	Roll call Ayes-32 Nays-11
2021-03-02	Senate	Read second time
2021-03-02	Senate	Amended
2021-02-03		Scrivener's error corrected
2021-02-02	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Corrections and Penology
2021-02-02	Senate	Polled out of committee Corrections and Penology
2021-01-12	Senate	Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology
2021-01-12	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2020-12-09	Senate	Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology
2020-12-09	Senate	Prefiled

H3755 (Similar To) 2021-05-11 - Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
24	3	530	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0200&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/200_20201209.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/200_20210202.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/200_20210203.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/200_20210302.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/200_20210303.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/200_20210428.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/200_20210505.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/fiscalimpactstatements/S0200%202021-01-12%20introduced.pdf
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/fiscalimpactstatements/S0200%202021-01-12%20updated.pdf
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/fiscalimpactstatements/S0200%202021-04-28%20amended.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=18502
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=19533
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=19540
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=19541
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=19542
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=19543
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=19546
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=19556
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=19705
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=19709
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=19710