Greg Hembree
- Republican
- Senator
- District 28
Primary
AN ACT 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 SHALL SUFFER THE PENALTY BY ELECTROCUTION OR BY FIRING SQUAD 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, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE MANNER OF INFLICTING A DEATH SENTENCE MUST BE ELECTROCUTION, UNLESS THE PERSON ELECTS DEATH BY FIRING SQUAD, IF EXECUTION BY LETHAL INJECTION IS UNAVAILABLE OR IS HELD TO BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL BY AN APPELLATE COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION. - ratified title
Act No. 43
Effective date 05/14/21
Signed By Governor
Ratified R 56
Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
Roll call Ayes-32 Nays-11
Read third time and sent to Senate
Roll call Yeas-65 Nays-43
Roll call Yeas-66 Nays-43
Read second time
Amended
Requests for debate-Rep(s). Murphy, Gatch, Finlay, Wetmore, Weeks, Rose, Garvin, Teeder, Fry, Hart, S Williams, Hosey, Jefferson, Forrest, Murray, Gilliard, Bamberg, McDaniel, Collins, Henderson-Myeres, Anderson, Ott, Pope, Taylor, Hixon, Dilliard, Robinson, McGarry
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced and read first time
Read third time and sent to House
Scrivener's error corrected
Roll call Ayes-32 Nays-11
Read second time
Amended
Scrivener's error corrected
Committee report: Favorable Corrections and Penology
Polled out of committee Corrections and Penology
Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology
Introduced and read first time
Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology
Prefiled
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