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SC H 4151

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Juveniles

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-19-20, RELATING TO TERMS DEFINED IN THE "JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE," SO AS TO CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF "CHILD" OR "JUVENILE," TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS FOR MINORS WHO COMMIT CERTAIN VIOLENT CRIMES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

Introduced
2025-03-05
Status date
Latest action
2026-03-10 — Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • W. Newtonprimary
  • G.M. Smithprimary
  • Hiottprimary
  • Hixonprimary
  • Caskeyprimary
  • Robbinsprimary
  • C. Mitchellprimary
  • Popeprimary
  • Gagnonprimary
  • Taylorprimary
  • Whitmireprimary
  • B. Newtonprimary
  • Vaughanprimary
  • Chapmanprimary
  • M.M. Smithprimary
  • J.E. Johnsonprimary
  • Yowprimary
  • Bustosprimary
  • Landingprimary
  • Gibsonprimary
  • McCravyprimary
  • Gilliamprimary
  • Hagerprimary
  • Rankinprimary
  • Schuesslerprimary
  • Teepleprimary
  • Ericksonprimary
  • Herbkersmanprimary
  • Hartnettprimary
  • Wootenprimary
  • Lawsonprimary
  • Longprimary
  • Loweprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-05

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  2. 2025-03-05

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-25

    Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2026-02-26

    Scrivener's error corrected

  5. 2026-03-03

    Requests for debate-Rep(s). B. Newton, Guest, Caskey, Hewitt, Martin, Hiott, Magnuson, Pope, Duncan, Long, Kirby and Brittain

  6. 2026-03-04

    Debate interrupted

  7. 2026-03-04

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  8. 2026-03-04

    Read second time

    reading-2

  9. 2026-03-04

    Roll call Yeas-85 Nays-24

  10. 2026-03-05

    Scrivener's error corrected

  11. 2026-03-05

    Read third time and sent to Senate

    passage,reading-3

  12. 2026-03-10

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  13. 2026-03-10

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Passage of Bill

    2026-03-04 · pass · 85-24

    Member-level votes (124)
    • Alexander, Terry: yes
    • Atkinson, Lucas: yes
    • Bailey, William H.: yes
    • Ballentine, Nathan: yes
    • Bannister, Bruce W.: yes
    • Beach, Thomas: yes
    • Bowers, Phillip: yes
    • Bradley, Jeff: yes
    • Brewer, Gary S., Jr.: yes
    • Brittain, Thomas C., Jr.: yes
    • Bustos, Joseph M.: yes
    • Calhoon, Paula Rawl: yes
    • Caskey, Micajah P., IV: yes
    • Chapman, Donald G.: yes
    • Collins, Neal A.: yes
    • Cox, Brandon L.: yes
    • Crawford, Heather Ammons: yes
    • Cromer, April: yes
    • Davis, Sylleste H.: yes
    • Duncan, Adam L.: yes
    • Edgerton, Sarita L.: yes
    • Erickson, Shannon S.: yes
    • Ford, Greg: yes
    • Forrest, Cally R., Jr.: yes
    • Frank, Stephen D.: yes
    • Gagnon, Craig A.: yes
    • Gatch, Gil: yes
    • Gibson, Daniel: yes
    • Gilliam, Leon D.: yes
    • Williams, Robert Q.: no
    • Gilreath, Thomas Lee: yes
    • Guest, Thomas Duval, Jr.: yes
    • Guffey, Brandon: yes
    • Haddon, Patrick B.: yes
    • Hager, William: yes
    • Hardee, Kevin: yes
    • Harris, Robert J.: yes
    • Hartnett, Thomas F., Jr.: yes
    • Hartz, Charles V.: yes
    • Hayes, Jackie E.: yes
    • Herbkersman, William G.: yes
    • Hewitt, Lee: yes
    • Hiott, David R.: yes
    • Holman, Harriet A.: yes
    • Huff, William C.: yes
    • Johnson, Jeffrey E.: yes
    • Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.: yes
    • Kilmartin, John Gregory: yes
    • Landing, Kathy: yes
    • Lastinger, John T., Jr.: yes
    • Lawson, M. Brian: yes
    • Ligon, Thomas R.: yes
    • Long, Steven Wayne: yes
    • Lowe, Phillip D.: yes
    • Magnuson, Josiah: yes
    • Martin, David: yes
    • McCabe, Donald Ryan, Jr.: yes
    • McCravy, John R., III: yes
    • McGinnis, Timothy A.: yes
    • Mitchell, Cody T.: yes
    • Mitchell, Dianne: yes
    • Montgomery, W. Scott, IV: yes
    • Moore, Travis A.: yes
    • Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.: yes
    • Moss, Dennis C.: yes
    • Neese, Mike M.: yes
    • Newton, Brandon: yes
    • Newton, Wm. Weston J.: yes
    • Oremus, Melissa Lackey: yes
    • Pace, Jordan S.: yes
    • Pedalino, Fawn M.: yes
    • Pope, Thomas E.: yes
    • Robbins, Robby: yes
    • Sanders, Richard Blake: yes
    • Schuessler, Carla: yes
    • Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.: yes
    • Smith, Marvin: yes
    • Teeple, James E.: yes
    • Terribile, Jackie R.: yes
    • Vaughan, David: yes
    • Weeks, J. David: yes
    • White, Joseph S.: yes
    • Whitmire, William R.: yes
    • Wickensimer, Paul B.: yes
    • Wooten, Chris: yes
    • Yow, Richard L.: yes
    • Bamberg, Justin T.: no
    • Bauer, Heather: no
    • Bernstein, Beth E.: no
    • Clyburn, William: no
    • Cobb-Hunter, Gilda: no
    • Garvin, Kambrell H.: no
    • Govan, Jerry N., Jr.: no
    • Grant, Hamilton R.: no
    • Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D.: no
    • Hosey, Lonnie: no
    • Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.: no
    • Jones, Wendell K.: no
    • King, John Richard C.: no
    • Kirby, Roger K.: no
    • McDaniel, Annie E.: no
    • Rankin, Luke S.: no
    • Reese, Robert T.: no
    • Rose, Seth: no
    • Rutherford, J. Todd: no
    • Scott, Keishan M.: no
    • Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.: no
    • Waters, Courtney S.: no
    • Wetmore, Elizabeth: no
    • Spann-Wilder, Tiffany: excused
    • Anderson, Carl L.: excused
    • Burns, James Mikell: excused
    • Chumley, William M.: excused
    • Dillard, Chandra E.: excused
    • Gilliard, Wendell G.: excused
    • Hart, Christopher R.: excused
    • Hixon, William M.: excused
    • Howard, Leon: excused
    • Luck, Jason S.: excused
    • Moore, JA: excused
    • Rivers, Michael F., Sr.: excused
    • Sessions, Heath: excused
    • Taylor, Bill: excused
    • Willis, Mark N.: excused
  • Table Motion to Adjourn Debate

    2026-03-04 · pass · 82-34

    Member-level votes (124)
    • Bailey, William H.: yes
    • Ballentine, Nathan: yes
    • Beach, Thomas: yes
    • Bowers, Phillip: yes
    • Bradley, Jeff: yes
    • Brewer, Gary S., Jr.: yes
    • Brittain, Thomas C., Jr.: yes
    • Burns, James Mikell: yes
    • Bustos, Joseph M.: yes
    • Calhoon, Paula Rawl: yes
    • Caskey, Micajah P., IV: yes
    • Chapman, Donald G.: yes
    • Chumley, William M.: yes
    • Collins, Neal A.: yes
    • Cox, Brandon L.: yes
    • Crawford, Heather Ammons: yes
    • Davis, Sylleste H.: yes
    • Edgerton, Sarita L.: yes
    • Erickson, Shannon S.: yes
    • Ford, Greg: yes
    • Forrest, Cally R., Jr.: yes
    • Frank, Stephen D.: yes
    • Gagnon, Craig A.: yes
    • Gatch, Gil: yes
    • Gibson, Daniel: yes
    • Gilliam, Leon D.: yes
    • Gilreath, Thomas Lee: yes
    • Guest, Thomas Duval, Jr.: yes
    • Haddon, Patrick B.: yes
    • Hager, William: yes
    • Hardee, Kevin: yes
    • Harris, Robert J.: yes
    • Hartnett, Thomas F., Jr.: yes
    • Hartz, Charles V.: yes
    • Herbkersman, William G.: yes
    • Hewitt, Lee: yes
    • Hiott, David R.: yes
    • Hixon, William M.: yes
    • Holman, Harriet A.: yes
    • Huff, William C.: yes
    • Johnson, Jeffrey E.: yes
    • Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.: yes
    • Kilmartin, John Gregory: yes
    • Landing, Kathy: yes
    • Lastinger, John T., Jr.: yes
    • Lawson, M. Brian: yes
    • Ligon, Thomas R.: yes
    • Long, Steven Wayne: yes
    • Lowe, Phillip D.: yes
    • Magnuson, Josiah: yes
    • Martin, David: yes
    • McCabe, Donald Ryan, Jr.: yes
    • McCravy, John R., III: yes
    • McGinnis, Timothy A.: yes
    • Mitchell, Cody T.: yes
    • Mitchell, Dianne: yes
    • Montgomery, W. Scott, IV: yes
    • Moore, Travis A.: yes
    • Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.: yes
    • Moss, Dennis C.: yes
    • Neese, Mike M.: yes
    • Newton, Brandon: yes
    • Newton, Wm. Weston J.: yes
    • Oremus, Melissa Lackey: yes
    • Pace, Jordan S.: yes
    • Pedalino, Fawn M.: yes
    • Pope, Thomas E.: yes
    • Rankin, Luke S.: yes
    • Robbins, Robby: yes
    • Schuessler, Carla: yes
    • Sessions, Heath: yes
    • Smith, Marvin: yes
    • Taylor, Bill: yes
    • Teeple, James E.: yes
    • Terribile, Jackie R.: yes
    • Vaughan, David: yes
    • White, Joseph S.: yes
    • Whitmire, William R.: yes
    • Wickensimer, Paul B.: yes
    • Willis, Mark N.: yes
    • Wooten, Chris: yes
    • Yow, Richard L.: yes
    • Anderson, Carl L.: no
    • Atkinson, Lucas: no
    • Bamberg, Justin T.: no
    • Bauer, Heather: no
    • Bernstein, Beth E.: no
    • Clyburn, William: no
    • Cobb-Hunter, Gilda: no
    • Dillard, Chandra E.: no
    • Garvin, Kambrell H.: no
    • Gilliard, Wendell G.: no
    • Govan, Jerry N., Jr.: no
    • Grant, Hamilton R.: no
    • Hart, Christopher R.: no
    • Hayes, Jackie E.: no
    • Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D.: no
    • Hosey, Lonnie: no
    • Howard, Leon: no
    • Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.: no
    • Jones, Wendell K.: no
    • King, John Richard C.: no
    • Kirby, Roger K.: no
    • Luck, Jason S.: no
    • McDaniel, Annie E.: no
    • Moore, JA: no
    • Reese, Robert T.: no
    • Rivers, Michael F., Sr.: no
    • Rose, Seth: no
    • Rutherford, J. Todd: no
    • Scott, Keishan M.: no
    • Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.: no
    • Waters, Courtney S.: no
    • Weeks, J. David: no
    • Wetmore, Elizabeth: no
    • Williams, Robert Q.: no
    • Spann-Wilder, Tiffany: excused
    • Alexander, Terry: excused
    • Bannister, Bruce W.: excused
    • Cromer, April: excused
    • Duncan, Adam L.: excused
    • Guffey, Brandon: excused
    • Sanders, Richard Blake: excused
    • Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.: excused

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