2025-2026 Regular Session • South Carolina Legislature
H3591: 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 The Categorization Of Felonies And Misdemeanors, So As To Add Drug-induced Homicide.
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Bill History
12/12/2024
Prefiled
House of Representatives
12/12/2024
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
1/16/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Landing
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Calhoon
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guffey
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(12/12/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Judiciary(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Republican: 14
Primary Sponsor
Thomas Pope
Republican
Co-Sponsors (13)
Cody Mitchell
Republican
Doug Gilliam
Republican
William Bailey
Republican
Christopher Wooten
Republican
Don Chapman
Republican
Fawn Pedalino
Republican
Weston Newton
Republican
Bill Taylor
Republican
Kathy Landing
Republican
Steven Long
Republican
Robby Robbins
Republican
Paula Rawl Calhoon
Republican
Brandon Guffey
Republican