South Carolina House Bill 3643 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 3 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-03-03 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-4
Pending: House Judiciary Committee

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-1030 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE CRIMINAL FELONY OFFENSE OF STRANGULATION AND THE CRIMINAL FELONY OFFENSE OF SMOTHERING AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES; TO AMEND SECTION 16-25-65, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE OFFENSE OF CRIMINAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OF A HIGH AND AGGRAVATED NATURE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT STRANGULATION AND SMOTHERING ARE BOTH CRIMINAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OF A HIGH AND AGGRAVATED NATURE AND TO DEFINE SERIOUS BODILY INJURY AND PETECHIA.

Provide That Strangulation And Smothering Are Both Criminal Domestic Violence Of A High And Aggravated Nature And To Define Serious Bodily Injury And Petechia.

Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-03		Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-4
2009-03-03		Introduced and read first time HJ-3

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	25	65	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	3	1030	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=3643&session=118