2021-2022 Regular Session • South Carolina Legislature
H3620: Penalty enhancements for hate crimes
Legislative Summary
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 History
1/12/2021
Introduced and read first time
House of Representatives
1/12/2021
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives
1/13/2021
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Alexander, Wetmore, Kirby, Henegan, Pendarvis, Herbkersman, Collins, McDaniel, Ott, Cobb-Hunter
House of Representatives
1/14/2021
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: R.Williams, Murray, Brawley, Govan
House of Representatives
2/18/2021
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Henderson-Myers
House of Representatives
2/23/2021
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Carter
House of Representatives
3/4/2021
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rose
House of Representatives
3/9/2021
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Tedder, J.L.Johnson
House of Representatives
3/17/2021
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
House of Representatives
3/18/2021
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks, Matthews
House of Representatives
3/18/2021
Scrivener's error corrected
3/24/2021
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rivers
House of Representatives
4/6/2021
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Anderson, Jefferson, Garvin
House of Representatives
4/6/2021
Requests for debate-Rep
House of Representatives
4/7/2021
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hosey, Clyburn
House of Representatives
4/7/2021
Amended
House of Representatives
4/7/2021
Read second time
House of Representatives
4/7/2021
Roll call Yeas-79 Nays-29
House of Representatives
4/8/2021
Read third time and sent to Senate
House of Representatives
4/8/2021
Roll call Yeas-71 Nays-28
House of Representatives
4/8/2021
Introduced and read first time
Senate
4/8/2021
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Senate
4/8/2021
Scrivener's error corrected
4/14/2021
Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Malloy, Rice, Senn, Kimbrell
Senate
5/5/2021
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
Senate
5/6/2021
Scrivener's error corrected
Roll Call Votes
House: Passage Of Bill
4/8/2021
71
Yea
28
Nay
11
Not Voting
14
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Passage Of Bill
4/7/2021
79
Yea
29
Nay
4
Not Voting
12
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(4/8/2021)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 32
Republican: 11
Primary Sponsor
Wendell Gilliard
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (42)
Weston Newton
Republican
Beth Bernstein
Democrat
Max Hyde
Republican
Gary Simrill
Republican
Todd Rutherford
Democrat
James Lucas
Republican
Chandra Dillard
Democrat
Shannon Erickson
Republican
Christopher Hart
Democrat
Mandy Kimmons
Republican
Thomas Pope
Republican
Leonidas Stavrinakis
Democrat
Ivory Thigpen
Democrat
William Wheeler
Democrat
Jeffrey Bradley
Republican
Terry Alexander
Democrat
Roger Kirby
Democrat
Patricia Henegan
Democrat
Marvin Pendarvis
Democrat
William Herbkersman
Republican
Neal Collins
Republican
Annie McDaniel
Democrat
Russell Ott
Democrat
Gilda Cobb-Hunter
Democrat
Robert Williams
Democrat
Chardale Murray
Democrat
Wendy Brawley
Democrat
Jerry Govan
Democrat
Rosalyn Henderson-Myers
Democrat
Jerry Carter
Republican
Seth Rose
Democrat
Deon Tedder
Democrat
Jermaine Johnson
Democrat
Elizabeth Wetmore
Democrat
David Weeks
Democrat
Krystle Matthews
Democrat
Michael Rivers
Democrat
Carl Anderson
Democrat
Joseph Jefferson
Democrat
Kambrell Garvin
Democrat
Lonnie Hosey
Democrat
William Clyburn
Democrat