2025-2026 Regular Session • South Carolina Legislature
S0156: Fentanyl Induced Homicide
Legislative Summary
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-3-80 So As To Create The Offense Of Fentanyl-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 Fentanyl-induced Homicide.
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Bill History
1/14/2025
Introduced and read first time
Senate
1/14/2025
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Senate
1/14/2025
Introduced and read first time
Senate
1/14/2025
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Senate
2/7/2025
Referred to Subcommittee: Adams (ch), Tedder, Fernandez, Kennedy, Sutton
Senate
2/19/2025
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
Senate
2/25/2025
Amended
Senate
2/25/2025
Read second time
Senate
2/25/2025
Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
Senate
2/26/2025
Read third time and sent to House
Senate
3/4/2025
Introduced and read first time
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Scrivener's error corrected
3/26/2025
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Requests for debate-Rep
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Amended
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Read second time
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Roll call Yeas-96 Nays-0
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
House: Passage Of Bill
4/9/2025
96
Yea
0
Nay
20
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: 2nd Reading
2/25/2025
43
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(2/26/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
