2023-2024 Regular SessionSouth Carolina Legislature

S0001: Drug-induced homicide

Legislative Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-3-80 So As To Create The Offense Of Drug-induced Homicide, To Provide A Penalty For A Violation, And To Prohibit An Affirmative Defense; By Amending Section 16-1-10, Relating To A List Of Exceptions For Felonies And Misdemeanors, So As To Add Drug-induced Homicide; And By Amending Section 44-53-190, Relating To Schedule I Drugs, So As To Add Fentanyl-related Substances.

Bill History

11/30/2022
Prefiled
Senate
11/30/2022
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Senate
1/10/2023
Introduced and read first time
Senate
1/10/2023
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Senate
1/12/2023
Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Matthews, Rice, Senn, Adams
Senate
2/1/2023
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
Senate
2/2/2023
Scrivener's error corrected
2/7/2023
Amended
Senate
2/22/2023
Amended
Senate
2/22/2023
Read second time
Senate
2/22/2023
Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
Senate
2/23/2023
Read third time and sent to House
Senate
2/28/2023
Introduced and read first time
House of Representatives
2/28/2023
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives
5/1/2024
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
House of Representatives
5/2/2024
Requests for debate-Rep
House of Representatives
5/7/2024
Debate adjourned
House of Representatives
5/8/2024
Debate adjourned
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

Senate: 2nd Reading
2/22/2023
43
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: To Adopt Amendment Number 2
2/14/2023
14
Yea
28
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: FAILED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(2/23/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text5/1/202422.4 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/22/20238.0 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/7/202311.6 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/7/20237.7 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/2/202311.6 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/1/202311.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text12/1/20226.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text12/1/20227.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/31/2023178.1 KB