South Carolina Senate Bill 41 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-01-23 - Referred to Subcommittee: Knotts (ch), Massey, Coleman

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-1900 SO AS TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR NONCAPITAL CRIMINAL OFFENSES AGAINST A PERSON THAT WERE MOTIVATED BY HATE, WHICH PERTAINS TO SUCH CRIMES BEING COMMITTED WITH THE INTENT TO COMMIT THE CRIME BECAUSE OF THE ACTUAL OR PERCEIVED RACE, RELIGION, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, ANCESTRY, AGE, DISABILITY, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY OF A VICTIM, AND TO DEFINE "AGE", "BASE OFFENSE", "GENDER IDENTITY", "DISABILITY", "MOTIVATED BY HATE", AND "SEXUAL ORIENTATION".

Establish Penalties For Noncapital Criminal Offenses Against A Person That Were Motivated By Hate, Which Pertains To Such Crimes Being Committed With The Intent To Commit The Crime Because Of The Actual Or Perceived Race, Religion, Color, National Origin, Ancestry, Age, Disability, Gender, Sexual Orientation Or Gender Identity Of A Victim, And To Define "age", "base Offense", "gender Identity", "disability", "motivated By Hate", And "sexual Orientation".

Sen. Robert Ford [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-01-23		Referred to Subcommittee: Knotts (ch), Massey, Coleman
2009-01-13		Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-91
2009-01-13		Introduced and read first time SJ-91
2008-12-10		Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2008-12-10		Prefiled

H3169 (Similar To) 2009-01-13 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-76

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	3	1900	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=0041&session=118