SC S0156 | 2025-2026 | 126th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-19 - Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 14 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-19 - Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
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.
Title
Fentanyl Induced Homicide
Sponsors
| Sen. Thomas Alexander [R] | Sen. Luke Rankin [R] | Sen. Billy Garrett [R] | Sen. Everett Stubbs [R] |
| Sen. Brian Adams [R] | Sen. Sean Bennett [R] | Sen. Joshua Kimbrell [R] | Sen. Thomas Young [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable Judiciary |
| 2025-02-07 | Senate | Referred to Subcommittee: Adams (ch), Tedder, Fernandez, Kennedy, Sutton |
| 2025-01-14 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2025-01-14 | Senate | Introduced and read first time |
| 2025-01-14 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2025-01-14 | Senate | Introduced and read first time |
