Chris Murphy
- Republican
- Representative
- District 98
Primary
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 24-13-150, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE EARLY RELEASE OF AN INMATE, SO AS TO REDUCE THE PERCENTAGE OF TIME AN INMATE WHO HAS COMMITTED A "NO PAROLE OFFENSE" MUST SERVE BEFORE HE MAY BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR EARLY RELEASE, DISCHARGE, OR COMMUNITY SUPERVISION FROM EIGHTY-FIVE PERCENT TO SIXTY-FIVE PERCENT FOR CERTAIN DRUG OFFENSES, AND TO PROVIDE THIS REDUCTION APPLIES TO INMATES CURRENTLY INCARCERATED UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-370, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL POSSESSION, MANUFACTURE, AND TRAFFICKING OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, SO AS TO REVISE THE PENALTIES AND WEIGHT PRESUMPTIONS, AND ELIMINATE MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-375, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL POSSESSION, MANUFACTURE, AND TRAFFICKING OF METHAMPHETAMINE, COCAINE BASE, OR OTHER CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, SO AS TO REVISE THE PENALTIES AND WEIGHT PRESUMPTIONS, AND ELIMINATE MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCES.
Committed to Committee on Judiciary
Recalled from Committee on Corrections and Penology
Read third time and sent to Senate
Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology
Introduced and read first time
Amended
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Anderson, S.Williams, King, Alexander, McDaniel, Henderson-Myers, Govan
Read second time
Roll call Yeas-62 Nays-45
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rivers, Brawley
Requests for debate-Rep(s). Murphy, Bamberg, Fry, Daning, Wheeler, G.M. Smith, Weeks, West, Hewitt, Kirby, M. Smith, B. Newton, McGarry, T. Moore, B. Cox, Oremus, McCabe, Long, Burns, Simrill, Hyde, G. R. Smith, McCravy, Wooten and Caskey
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: R.Williams, Murray, Gilliard
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced and read first time
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