SC S0270 | 2025-2026 | 126th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Engrossed on April 29 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-05-06 - Scrivener's error corrected
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on April 29 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-05-06 - Scrivener's error corrected
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-3-29, Relating To Attempted Murder, So As To Define Attempted Murder As Committing An Unlawful Act Of A Violent Nature That Causes Injury To Another With Malice.
Title
Attempted Murder
Sponsors
| Sen. Thomas Alexander [R] | Sen. Greg Hembree [R] | Sen. Brian Adams [R] | Sen. Stephen Goldfinch [R] |
| Sen. Overture Walker [D] | Sen. Billy Garrett [R] | Sen. Jeff Zell [R] |
Roll Calls
2026-04-29 - Senate - Senate: 3rd Reading (Y: 42 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-04-28 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 44 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-04-28 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 44 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 2026-04-30 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2026-04-30 | House | Introduced and read first time |
| 2026-04-29 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0 |
| 2026-04-29 | Senate | Read third time and sent to House |
| 2026-04-29 | Senate | Amended |
| 2026-04-28 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0 |
| 2026-04-28 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2026-04-28 | Senate | Amended |
| 2026-04-28 | Senate | Committee Amendment Adopted |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | Introduced and read first time |
