South Carolina House Bill 4226 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-26 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: T.R.Young
Pending: House Judiciary Committee

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-29 SO AS TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF ATTEMPTED MURDER; TO AMEND SECTION 16-1-60, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO VIOLENT OFFENSES, SO AS TO INCLUDE ATTEMPTED MURDER AND ASSAULT AND BATTERY OF A HIGH AND AGGRAVATED NATURE OFFENSES; BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-621 SO AS TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS AND CREATE GRADUATED ASSAULT AND BATTERY OFFENSES; TO AMEND SECTION 17-25-45, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO LIFE SENTENCES FOR CERTAIN REPEAT OFFENSES, SO AS TO ADD ATTEMPTED MURDER AND ASSAULT AND BATTERY OF A HIGH AND AGGRAVATED NATURE TO THE OFFENSES CONSIDERED "MOST SERIOUS"; AND TO REPEAL COMMON LAW ASSAULT AND BATTERY OFFENSES.

Add Attempted Murder And Assault And Battery Of A High And Aggravated Nature To The Offenses Considered "most Serious"; And To Repeal Common Law Assault And Battery Offenses.

Rep. Alan Clemmons [R]

Sen. Thomas Young [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-01-26		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: T.R.Young
2010-01-12		Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-36
2010-01-12		Introduced and read first time HJ-35
2009-12-01		Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2009-12-01		Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	1	60	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	3	29	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	3	621	(n/a)	See Bill Text
17	25	45	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=4226&session=118