Chris Murphy
- Republican
- Representative
- District 98
Primary
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 24-3-530, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEATH BY ELECTROCUTION OR LETHAL INJECTION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON SENTENCED TO DEATH MAY ELECT FOR ELECTROCUTION OR LETHAL INJECTION IF LETHAL INJECTION IS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF ELECTION, TO PROVIDE THAT AN ELECTION EXPIRES AND MUST BE RENEWED IN WRITING IF THE CONVICTED PERSON RECEIVES A STAY OF EXECUTION OR THE EXECUTION DATE HAS PASSED, TO PROVIDE THAT A PENALTY MUST BE ADMINISTERED BY ELECTROCUTION FOR A PERSON WHO WAIVES HIS RIGHT OF ELECTION, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS SHALL DETERMINE AND CERTIFY TO THE SUPREME COURT WHETHER THE METHOD SELECTED IS AVAILABLE, TO PROVIDE THAT A CONVICTED PERSON'S SIGNATURE MUST BE WITNESSED, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE MANNER OF INFLICTING A DEATH SENTENCE MUST BE ELECTROCUTION REGARDLESS OF THE METHOD ELECTED BY THE PERSON IF EXECUTION BY LETHAL INJECTION IS UNAVAILABLE OR IS HELD TO BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL BY AN APPELLATE COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION.
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Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary
Debate adjourned until Thur., 5-6-21
Debate adjourned
Debate adjourned until Tues., 4-27-21
Debate adjourned until Tues., 4-13-21
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Atkinson, Huggins
Debate adjourned until Thur., 3-18-21
Requests for debate-Rep(s). Murphy, Weeks, Hill, Wetmore, Wheeler, Gatch, Brawley, JE Johnson, Hosey, Kirby, Hart, S Williams, Jefferson, Gilliard, Murray, Bamberg, King, McDaniel, B Cox, Stringer, Ott, Anderson, Cobb-Hunter, and Daning
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Elliott
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.Newton
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McCabe, Dabney
Introduced and read first time
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
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