2025-2026 Regular Session • South Carolina Legislature
H3039: Senator Clementa C. Pinckney Hate Crimes Act
Legislative Summary
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "senator Clementa C. Pinckney Hate Crimes Act"; And 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.
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Bill History
12/5/2024
Prefiled
House of Representatives
12/5/2024
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives
1/14/2025
Introduced and read first time
House of Representatives
1/14/2025
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives
1/30/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor, Hixon, Hartz
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kirby, Alexander, Reese, Williams, Clyburn, Hosey, Rivers, Henderson-Myers, J.L.Johnson, McDaniel, King, J.Moore
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bernstein
House of Representatives
2/25/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Jones, Govan
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wetmore, Stavrinakis
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Waters
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(12/5/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Judiciary(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Democrat: 23
Republican: 3
Primary Sponsor
Wendell Gilliard
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (25)
Tiffany Spann-Wilder
Democrat
Hamilton Grant
Democrat
Heather Bauer
Democrat
Gilda Cobb-Hunter
Democrat
Bill Taylor
Republican
William Hixon
Republican
Charles Hartz
Republican
Roger Kirby
Democrat
Terry Alexander
Democrat
Robert Reese
Democrat
Robert Williams
Democrat
William Clyburn
Democrat
Lonnie Hosey
Democrat
Michael Rivers
Democrat
Rosalyn Henderson-Myers
Democrat
Jermaine Johnson
Democrat
Annie McDaniel
Democrat
John King
Democrat
JA Moore
Democrat
Beth Bernstein
Democrat
Wendell Jones
Democrat
Jerry Govan
Democrat
Elizabeth Wetmore
Democrat
Leonidas Stavrinakis
Democrat
Courtney Waters
Democrat