South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee

S 71 — Enhanced Penalty for Law Enforcement Officer

Last action — Referred to Committee on Judiciary

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    To Executive
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This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced December 11, 2024. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

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Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-607 SO AS TO CREATE AN ENHANCED PENALTY FOR CONVICTIONS BY PERSONS UNDER SECTION 16-3-600 AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES.

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2025-2026 Bill 71 Text of Previous Version (Dec.
11, 2024) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 71Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)                 A bill   TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-607 SO AS TO CREATE AN ENHANCED PENALTY FOR CONVICTIONS BY PERSONS UNDER SECTION 16-3-600 AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES.
  Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
  SECTION 1.  Chapter 3, Title 16 of the S.C.
Code is amended by adding:
      Section 16-3-607.  (A) If a person is convicted of an offense as defined in Section 16-3-600, and the offense was committed against a law enforcement officer during the performance of his official duties, then he must be imprisoned up to an additional five years, in addition to the punishment provided for the principal crime.
    (B) The court may impose this sentence to run consecutively or concurrently.
    (C) The penalty provided under this section may not be suspended nor probation granted.
    (D) The additional punishment may not be imposed unless the indictment alleged as a separate count that the offense was committed against a law enforcement officer who was acting at the time of the offense in his official capacity and conviction was had upon this count in the indictment.
The penalties prescribed in this section may not be imposed unless the person convicted was, at the same time, indicted and convicted of a crime as defined in Section 16-3-600.
  SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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Action History

  1. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  2. Introduced and read first time

  3. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  4. Prefiled

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Not signed on (168)

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 71 do?
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-607 SO AS TO CREATE AN ENHANCED PENALTY FOR CONVICTIONS BY PERSONS UNDER SECTION 16-3-600 AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES.
Who sponsors S 71?
S 71 is sponsored by Senator Greg Hembree and Senator Jeff Zell.
What is the current status of S 71?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced December 11, 2024. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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