SC S0200 | 2021-2022 | 124th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 3 2021 - 50% progression
Action: 2021-03-04 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on March 3 2021 - 50% progression
Action: 2021-03-04 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
Amend Section 24-3-530 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To Death By Electrocution Or Lethal Injection, To Provide That A Person Sentenced To Death May Elect For Electrocution 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 Department Of Corrections Director Shall Determine And Certify To The Supreme Court Whether The Method Selected Is Available, To Provide That A Convicted Person's Signature Must Be Witnessed, And To Provide That The Manner Of Inflicting A Death Sentence Must Be Electrocution Regardless Of The Method Elected By The Person If Execution By Lethal Injection Is Unavailable Or Is Held To Be Unconstitutional By An Appellate Court Of Competent Jurisdiction.
Title
Executions
Sponsors
Sen. Greg Hembree [R] | Sen. Shane Martin [R] | Sen. Joshua Kimbrell [R] | Sen. Katrina Shealy [R] |
Sen. Penry Gustafson [R] | Sen. Ross Turner [R] |
Roll Calls
2021-03-02 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 32 N: 11 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
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 |
Same As/Similar To
H3755 (Similar To) 2021-03-02 - Requests for debate-Rep