H 3620 South Carolina House · 2021-2022 Regular Session

Penalty enhancements for hate crimes

Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 22 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 16 SO AS TO ENTITLE THE ARTICLE "PENALTY ENHANCEMENTS FOR CERTAIN CRIMES", TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PENALTIES FOR PERSONS WHO COMMIT CERTAIN DELINEATED CRIMES WHEN THE VICTIM WAS INTENTIONALLY SELECTED BASED ON CERTAIN FACTORS, AND TO PROVIDE VICTIMS OF A VIOLATION OF THE ARTICLE MAY BRING A CIVIL ACTION FOR DAMAGES SUSTAINED.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

May 2021

House Passage

Apr 2021

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 12, 2021 Last action May 6, 2021

Floor votes · House Apr 7, 2021

How they voted

79–27

Passed · 16 other

Total votes 122

Apr 7, 2021

D Democratic43

37 Yea 6

86% Yea

R Republican79

42 Yea 27 Nay 10

53% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

May 5, 2021

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

upper

Apr 14, 2021

Committee

Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Malloy, Rice, Senn, Kimbrell

upper

Apr 8, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

upper

Apr 8, 2021

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Apr 8, 2021

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

Apr 7, 2021

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Apr 7, 2021

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (79-27-16)

house

Mar 17, 2021

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

lower

Jan 12, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

Jan 12, 2021

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

42 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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