2023-2024 Regular Session • South Carolina Legislature
S0586: 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; And By Amending Section 16-1-10, Relating To A List Of Exceptions For Felonies And Misdemeanors, So As To Add Drug-induced Homicide.
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Bill History
3/2/2023
Introduced and read first time
Senate
3/2/2023
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Senate
1/19/2024
Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Rice, Senn, Adams, Tedder
Senate
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(3/2/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary(Senate)
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 20
Primary Sponsor
Billy Garrett
Republican
Co-Sponsors (19)
Thomas Alexander
Republican
Stephen Goldfinch
Republican
Shane Massey
Republican
Greg Hembree
Republican
Shane Martin
Republican
Wes Climer
Republican
Thomas Young
Republican
Brian Adams
Republican
Joshua Kimbrell
Republican
Rex Rice
Republican
Richard Cash
Republican
Danny Verdin
Republican
Michael Gambrell
Republican
Michael Johnson
Republican
Ross Turner
Republican
Sean Bennett
Republican
Scott Talley
Republican
Thomas Corbin
Republican
Sandra Senn
Republican