H 3014 South Carolina House · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Clementa C. Pinckney Hate Crimes Act

Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "CLEMENTA C. PINCKNEY HATE CRIMES ACT"; 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 2023

Committee Review

Mar 2023

House Passage

Mar 2023

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 10, 2023 Last action Mar 31, 2023

Floor votes · House Mar 8, 2023

How they voted

96–20

Passed · 6 other

Total votes 122

Mar 8, 2023

D Democratic34

33 Yea 1

97% Yea

R Republican88

63 Yea 20 Nay 5

71% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Amendments

Mar 29, 2023

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Judiciary

upper

Mar 24, 2023

Committee

Referred to Subcommittee: Sabb (ch), Hutto, Senn, Garrett, Gustafson

upper

Mar 14, 2023

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

upper

Mar 14, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Mar 9, 2023

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

Mar 8, 2023

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Mar 8, 2023

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (96-20-6)

house

Mar 1, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Judiciary

lower

Jan 10, 2023

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

Jan 10, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

Dec 8, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

68 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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