2023-2024 Regular Session • South Carolina Legislature
H3014: Clementa C. Pinckney Hate Crimes Act
Legislative Summary
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 History
12/8/2022
Prefiled
House of Representatives
12/8/2022
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives
1/10/2023
Introduced and read first time
House of Representatives
1/10/2023
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives
1/11/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ott, Collins, Carter, Murphy, Robbins, Brewer, Gatch
House of Representatives
1/19/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kirby
House of Representatives
1/24/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Anderson
House of Representatives
2/7/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rivers, Howard, King, McDaniel, Hosey, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Bamberg, Williams
House of Representatives
2/15/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bernstein, W.Newton, Herbkersman, Hyde, Brittain, Guest, Erickson, Bradley, Hager, Connell, Hewitt, Rutherford, Thigpen, B.Newton, McGinnis, Hardee, Hixon, Taylor, Sandifer, M.M.Smith, Wetmore, Bustos, Landing, Elliott, Pope, Felder, Stavrinakis, Rose, Neese, Davis, Wooten, Bannister, Wheeler, Moss, Lawson, Bailey, Schuessler, Blackwell
House of Representatives
2/22/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Jones, Dillard
House of Representatives
2/23/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bauer, Sessions, T.Moore, J.L.Johnson, Jefferson
House of Representatives
2/28/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.J.Cox, Garvin
House of Representatives
3/1/2023
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
House of Representatives
3/2/2023
Scrivener's error corrected
3/7/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.L.Cox
House of Representatives
3/7/2023
Requests for debate-Rep
House of Representatives
3/8/2023
Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Lawson, Moss
House of Representatives
3/8/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Tedder
House of Representatives
3/8/2023
Requests for debate removed-Rep
House of Representatives
3/8/2023
Requests for debate-Rep
House of Representatives
3/8/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Alexander
House of Representatives
3/8/2023
Amended
House of Representatives
3/8/2023
Read second time
House of Representatives
3/8/2023
Roll call Yeas-84 Nays-31
House of Representatives
3/9/2023
Read third time and sent to Senate
House of Representatives
3/9/2023
Scrivener's error corrected
3/14/2023
Introduced and read first time
Senate
3/14/2023
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Senate
3/24/2023
Referred to Subcommittee: Sabb (ch), Hutto, Senn, Garrett, Gustafson
Senate
3/29/2023
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
Senate
3/31/2023
Scrivener's error corrected
Roll Call Votes
House: Table Amendment 1 Amendment Number 1
3/8/2023
76
Yea
36
Nay
6
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Table Amendment 2 Amendment Number 2
3/8/2023
70
Yea
41
Nay
7
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Table Amendment 4 Amendment Number 4
3/8/2023
96
Yea
20
Nay
2
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Table Amendment 5 Amendment Number 5
3/8/2023
83
Yea
33
Nay
2
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Table Amendment 8 Amendment Number 8
3/8/2023
87
Yea
29
Nay
3
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Table Amendment 9 Amendment Number 9
3/8/2023
92
Yea
24
Nay
3
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Table Amendment 22 Amendment Number 22
3/8/2023
82
Yea
21
Nay
15
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Table Amendment 24 Amendment Number 24
3/8/2023
92
Yea
19
Nay
7
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Table Amendment 27 Amendment Number 27
3/8/2023
84
Yea
27
Nay
7
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Passage Of Bill
3/8/2023
84
Yea
31
Nay
3
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(3/9/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 29
Republican: 39
Primary Sponsor
Wendell Gilliard
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (67)
Patricia Henegan
Democrat
Russell Ott
Democrat
Neal Collins
Republican
Jerry Carter
Republican
Christopher Murphy
Republican
Robby Robbins
Republican
Gary Brewer
Republican
Gil Gatch
Republican
Roger Kirby
Democrat
Carl Anderson
Democrat
Michael Rivers
Democrat
Leon Howard
Democrat
John King
Democrat
Annie McDaniel
Democrat
Lonnie Hosey
Democrat
William Clyburn
Democrat
Gilda Cobb-Hunter
Democrat
Justin Bamberg
Democrat
Robert Williams
Democrat
Beth Bernstein
Democrat
Weston Newton
Republican
William Herbkersman
Republican
Max Hyde
Republican
Thomas Brittain
Republican
Val Guest
Republican
Shannon Erickson
Republican
Jeffrey Bradley
Republican
Bill Hager
Republican
Benjamin Connell
Republican
William Hewitt
Republican
Todd Rutherford
Democrat
Ivory Thigpen
Democrat
Brandon Newton
Republican
Timothy McGinnis
Republican
Kevin Hardee
Republican
William Hixon
Republican
Bill Taylor
Republican
William Sandifer
Republican
Marvin Smith
Republican
Elizabeth Wetmore
Democrat
Joseph Bustos
Republican
Kathy Landing
Republican
Jason Elliott
Republican
Thomas Pope
Republican
Raye Felder
Republican
Leonidas Stavrinakis
Democrat
Seth Rose
Democrat
Mike Neese
Republican
Sylleste Davis
Republican
Christopher Wooten
Republican
Bruce Bannister
Republican
William Wheeler
Democrat
William Bailey
Republican
Carla Schuessler
Republican
Bart Blackwell
Republican
Wendell Jones
Democrat
Chandra Dillard
Democrat
Heather Bauer
Democrat
Heath Sessions
Republican
Travis Moore
Republican
Jermaine Johnson
Democrat
Joseph Jefferson
Democrat
Bobby Cox
Republican
Kambrell Garvin
Democrat
Brandon Cox
Republican
Deon Tedder
Democrat
Terry Alexander
Democrat