South Carolina House Bill 3025 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-01-28 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: E.H.Pitts
Pending: House Judiciary Committee

A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 16-11-420, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE INTENT AND FINDINGS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGARDING THE PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY ACT, SO AS TO INCLUDE IN THE PURVIEW OF THE ARTICLE THAT PERSONS HAVE A RIGHT TO PROTECT THEMSELVES, THEIR FAMILIES, AND OTHERS FROM THE COMMISSION OF A CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT OFFENSE; TO AMEND SECTION 16-11-430, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS FOR PURPOSES OF THE ARTICLE, SO AS TO DEFINE THE TERM "CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT OFFENSE" FOR PURPOSES OF THE ARTICLE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 16-11-440, RELATING TO THE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLE FEAR OF IMMINENT PERIL OF DEATH OR GREAT BODILY INJURY WHEN THE USE OF DEADLY FORCE IS JUSTIFIED, SO AS TO SPECIFICALLY INCLUDE THE REASONABLE FEAR OF THE COMMISSION OF A CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT OFFENSE.

Specifically Include The Reasonable Fear Of The Commission Of A Criminal Sexual Conduct Offense.

Rep. Joan Brady [R]	Rep. Harry Limehouse [R]	Rep. James Merrill [R]	Rep. Steve Parker [R]
Rep. Edward Pitts [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-01-28		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: E.H.Pitts
2009-01-13		Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-26
2009-01-13		Introduced and read first time HJ-25
2008-12-09		Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2008-12-09		Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	11	420	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	11	430	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	11	440	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=3025&session=118