Kidnapping
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 16-3-910, RELATING TO KIDNAPPING, SO AS TO ALLOW SENTENCING FOR THE CRIME OF KIDNAPPING AND OTHER CRIMES.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2024
Last action May 8, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2024
How they voted
43–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 44
Feb 28, 2024
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican29
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (43-0-1)
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 10, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Jan 10, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Greg Hembree
RRepublican
P
Luke Rankin
RRepublican
P
Mia McLeod
IIndependent
P
Sandy Senn
RRepublican
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