S 839 South Carolina Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Homicide by child abuse

Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 16-3-85, RELATING TO HOMICIDE BY CHILD ABUSE, SO AS TO INCREASE THE AGE OF A CHILD UNDER THIS SECTION FROM UNDER THE AGE OF ELEVEN TO UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Mar 2024

Senate Passage

Mar 2024

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Mar 20, 2024

Floor votes · Senate Feb 29, 2024

How they voted

43–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 46

Feb 29, 2024

D Democratic15

14 Yea 1

93% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican30

28 Yea 2

93% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 20, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

Mar 20, 2024

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

Mar 19, 2024

Upper · Passed

Read third time and sent to House

upper

Feb 29, 2024

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (43-0-3)

senate

Feb 21, 2024

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Judiciary

upper

Jan 19, 2024

Committee

Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Rice, Senn, Adams, Tedder

upper

Jan 9, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

upper

Jan 9, 2024

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Nov 30, 2023

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

upper

4 primary · 0 co-sponsors