South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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A101, R153, S370

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Gregory, Vaughn and Knotts
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ms\7139ahb07.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 246

Introduced in the Senate on January 31, 2007
Introduced in the House on April 10, 2007
Passed by the General Assembly on June 7, 2007
Governor's Action: June 18, 2007, Signed

Summary: Arson

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/31/2007  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-13
   1/31/2007  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-13
   2/12/2007  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Jackson, Knotts, 
                        Bryant
   3/28/2007  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-26
   3/29/2007  Senate  Read second time SJ-12
    4/3/2007  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-21
   4/10/2007  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-19
   4/10/2007  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-19
   5/30/2007  House   Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-16
    6/5/2007  House   Debate adjourned HJ-39
    6/5/2007  House   Requests for debate-Rep(s). Rutherford, FN Smith, 
                        Sellers, JH Neal, Hart, Jefferson, Kennedy, and Allen 
                        HJ-60
    6/6/2007  House   Read second time HJ-66
    6/6/2007  House   Roll call Yeas-95  Nays-5 HJ-70
    6/7/2007  House   Read third time and enrolled HJ-74
   6/12/2007          Ratified R 153
   6/18/2007          Signed By Governor
   6/20/2007          Copies available
   6/20/2007          Effective date 06/18/07
   6/27/2007          Act No. 101

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/31/2007
3/28/2007
5/30/2007


(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A101, R153, S370)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PUNISHMENT FOR MURDER, SO AS TO ADD ARSON IN THE FIRST DEGREE TO THE LIST OF CRIMES INCLUDED IN THE STATUTORY AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES FOR PURPOSES OF THE DEATH PENALTY.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Death penalty, aggravating circumstances, arson in first degree added

SECTION    1.    Section 16-3-20(C)(a)(1) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(1)    The murder was committed while in the commission of the following crimes or acts:

(a)    criminal sexual conduct in any degree;

(b)    kidnapping;

(c)    burglary in any degree;

(d)    robbery while armed with a deadly weapon;

(e)    larceny with use of a deadly weapon;

(f)    killing by poison;

(g)    drug trafficking as defined in Section 44-53-370(e), 44-53-375(B), 44-53-440, or 44-53-445;

(h)    physical torture;

(i)        dismemberment of a person; or

(j)        arson in the first degree as defined in Section 16-11-110(A)."

Savings clause

SECTION    2.    The repeal or amendment by this act of any law, whether temporary or permanent or civil or criminal, does not affect pending actions, rights, duties, or liabilities founded thereon, or alter, discharge, release or extinguish any penalty, forfeiture, or liability incurred under the repealed or amended law, unless the repealed or amended provision shall so expressly provide. After the effective date of this act, all laws repealed or amended by this act must be taken and treated as remaining in full force and effect for the purpose of sustaining any pending or vested right, civil action, special proceeding, criminal prosecution, or appeal existing as of the effective date of this act, and for the enforcement of rights, duties, penalties, forfeitures, and liabilities as they stood under the repealed or amended laws.

Time effective

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 12th day of June, 2007.

Approved the 18th day of June, 2007.

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