SC H 4151
in committeeJuveniles
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
2025-03-05
Introduced and read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-03-05
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-02-25
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-26
Scrivener's error corrected
2026-03-03
Requests for debate-Rep(s). B. Newton, Guest, Caskey, Hewitt, Martin, Hiott, Magnuson, Pope, Duncan, Long, Kirby and Brittain
2026-03-04
Debate interrupted
2026-03-04
Amended
amendment-passage
2026-03-04
Read second time
reading-2
2026-03-04
Roll call Yeas-85 Nays-24
2026-03-05
Scrivener's error corrected
2026-03-05
Read third time and sent to Senate
passage,reading-3
2026-03-10
Introduced and read first time
introduction,reading-1
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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