S 1033 South Carolina Senate · 2017-2018 Regular Session

A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-1640 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO FAMILY PRESERVATION AND REUNIFICATION, TO ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES TO FOREGO REASONABLE EFFORTS TO REUNIFY A FAMILY IN THE CASE OF TORTURE; TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-2570, RELATING TO GROUNDS FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, TO ADD TORTURE, OR CONSPIRING TO COMMIT TORTURE, AS A GROUND FOR TERMINATING A PARENT'S RIGHTS; TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-85, RELATING TO HOMICIDE BY CHILD ABUSE, TO ADD DEATH OF A CHILD BY TORTURE, OR BY CONSPIRING TO TORTURE, AS ACTIONS CONSTITUTING THE OFFENSE, AND TO ESTABLISH CRIMINAL PENALTIES; TO AMEND ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 3, TITLE 16 OF THE 1976, RELATING TO HOMICIDE, BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-100 TO PROVIDE THAT TORTURING A CHILD, OR ALLOWING ANOTHER TO TORTURE A CHILD, IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE, AND TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES; AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
May 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 21, 2018 Last action May 9, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Mar 29, 2018

How they voted

43–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 44
Mar 29, 2018
D Democratic17
16 Yea 1
94% Yea
R Republican27
27 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
2
May 3, 2018
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
lower
Apr 3, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Apr 3, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Mar 29, 2018
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Mar 28, 2018
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Mar 28, 2018
Amended
Committee Amendment Tabled
upper
Mar 22, 2018
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment General
upper
Feb 21, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on General
upper
Feb 21, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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