S 99 — Enhancement of penalties on assault crimes
Last action — Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
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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3 sponsors
3 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Summary
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 22 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 16 SO AS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PENALTIES FOR PERSONS WHO COMMIT CERTAIN DELINEATED CRIMES WHEN THE VICTIM WAS INTENTIONALLY SELECTED BASED ON CERTAIN FACTORS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT VICTIMS OF A VIOLATION OF THE ARTICLE MAY BRING A CIVIL ACTION FOR DAMAGES SUSTAINED.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
19 added · 58 removed19 line(s) added, 58 removed.
2025-2026 Bill 99 Text of Previous Version (Apr.(Dec.
16,12, 2025)2024) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 99Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.) Indicates Matter Stricken Indicates New Matter Committee ReportA Aprilbill 16, 2025TO AMEND S.THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 16 SO AS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PENALTIES FOR PERSONS WHO COMMIT CERTAIN DELINEATED CRIMES WHEN THE VICTIM WAS INTENTIONALLY SELECTED BASED ON CERTAIN FACTORS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT VICTIMS OF A VIOLATION OF THE ARTICLE MAY BRING A CIVIL ACTION FOR DAMAGES SUSTAINED.
99 Introduced by Senator Matthews S.
Printed 4/16/25--S.
Read the first time January 14, 2025 ________ The committee on Senate Judiciary To whom was referred a Bill (S.
99) to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by adding Article 22 to Chapter 3, Title so as to provide additional penalties for persons who commit certain delineated, etc., respectfully Report:
That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass with amendment:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, by striking Section 16-3-2410(A)(1) and (2) and inserting:
(1) When a person commits a violent crime as defined in Section 16-1-60 or commits assault by mob in the second degree as defined in Section 16-3-210(C) and the trier of fact determines beyond a reasonable doubt that the offense was committed against a victim who was intentionally selected in whole or in part because of the person's belief or perception regarding the victim's race, color, religion, political views, sex, gender, national orientation, or physical or mental disability, whether or not the perception is correct, the person is subject to additional penalties as provided in subsection (B).
(2) For purposes of this article, the definition of "sex" shall conform to the definition as set forth in the majority's holding in Bostock v.
Clayton County, Georgia, 140 S.Ct.
1731 (2020).
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.
LUKE RANKIN for Committee.
_______ A bill TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 22 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 16 SO AS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PENALTIES FOR PERSONS WHO COMMIT CERTAIN DELINEATED CRIMES WHEN THE VICTIM WAS INTENTIONALLY SELECTED BASED ON CERTAIN FACTORS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT VICTIMS OF A VIOLATION OF THE ARTICLE MAY BRING A CIVIL ACTION FOR DAMAGES SUSTAINED.
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Action History
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Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
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Referred to Committee on Judiciary
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Introduced and read first time
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Referred to Committee on Judiciary
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Prefiled
Sponsors
- Senator Deon T. Tedder · Primary
- Senator Overture Walker · Primary
- Senator Margie Bright Matthews · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →3 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 167 not signed on
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (167)
167 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does S 99 do?
- A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 22 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 16 SO AS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PENALTIES FOR PERSONS WHO COMMIT CERTAIN DELINEATED CRIMES WHEN THE VICTIM WAS INTENTIONALLY SELECTED BASED ON CERTAIN FACTORS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT VICTIMS OF A VIOLATION OF THE ARTICLE MAY BRING A CIVIL ACTION FOR DAMAGES SUSTAINED.
- Who sponsors S 99?
- S 99 is sponsored by Senator Deon T. Tedder, Senator Overture Walker, and Senator Margie Bright Matthews.
- What is the current status of S 99?
- This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced December 11, 2024. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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