SC S 156

enacted

Fentanyl Induced Homicide

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-80 SO AS TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF FENTANYL-INDUCED HOMICIDE, TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS, TO PROHIBIT AN AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE, AND TO PROVIDE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH PERSONS SHALL NOT BE PROSECUTED UNDER THIS SECTION; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 16-1-10, RELATING TO A LIST OF EXCEPTIONS FOR FELONIES AND MISDEMEANORS, SO AS TO ADD FENTANYL-INDUCED HOMICIDE. - RATIFIED TITLE

Introduced: 2025-01-14
Status date: —
Latest action: 2025-05-27 — Act No. 61
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-01-14
Introduced and read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-14
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
referral-committee
2025-01-14
Introduced and read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-14
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
referral-committee
2025-02-07
Referred to Subcommittee: Adams (ch), Tedder, Fernandez, Kennedy, Sutton
2025-02-19
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-25
Amended
amendment-passage
2025-02-25
Read second time
reading-2
2025-02-25
Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
2025-02-26
Read third time and sent to House
passage,reading-3
2025-03-04
Introduced and read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-03-04
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
referral-committee
2025-03-05
Scrivener's error corrected
2025-03-26
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-27
Requests for debate-Rep(s). B Newton, Guest, Weeks, Jordan, Spann-Wilder, Garvin, Hosey, Williams, Martin, King
2025-04-09
Amended
amendment-passage
2025-04-09
Read second time
reading-2
2025-04-09
Roll call Yeas-96 Nays-0
2025-04-10
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
passage,reading-3
2025-04-29
Non-concurrence in House amendment
2025-04-29
Roll call Ayes-1 Nays-40
2025-04-30
House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. JE Johnson, Robbins, Rose
2025-04-30
Conference committee appointed Hembree, Sabb, Adams
2025-05-08
Free conference powers granted
2025-05-08
Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-7
2025-05-08
Free conference committee appointed JE Johnson, Robbins, Rose
2025-05-08
Free conference report adopted
2025-05-08
Roll call Yeas-92 Nays-14
2025-05-08
Free conference powers granted
2025-05-08
Free conference committee appointed Hembree, Sabb, Adams
2025-05-08
Free conference report adopted
2025-05-08
Ordered enrolled for ratification
2025-05-20
Ratified R 87
2025-05-22
Signed By Governor
executive-signature
2025-05-27
Effective date 05/22/25
2025-05-27
Act No. 61

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Votes

2nd Reading
2025-02-25 · pass · 43-0
Member-level votes (46)
- Adams, Brian: yes
- Alexander, Thomas C.: yes
- Allen, Karl B.: yes
- Bennett, Sean M.: yes
- Blackmon, Allen: yes
- Cash, Richard J.: yes
- Chaplin, JD: yes
- Climer, Wes: yes
- Corbin, Thomas D.: yes
- Cromer, Ronnie W.: yes
- Davis, Tom: yes
- Elliott, Jason: yes
- Fernandez, Tom: yes
- Gambrell, Michael W.: yes
- Garrett, Billy: yes
- Goldfinch, Stephen L.: yes
- Graham, Jeffrey R.: yes
- Grooms, Lawrence K.: yes
- Hembree, Greg: yes
- Jackson, Darrell: yes
- Johnson, Michael: yes
- Kennedy, Carlisle: yes
- Kimbrell, Josh: yes
- Leber, Matthew W.: yes
- Martin, Shane R.: yes
- Massey, A. Shane: yes
- Matthews, Margie Bright: yes
- Nutt, Roger A.: yes
- Ott, Russell L.: yes
- Peeler, Harvey S., Jr.: yes
- Rankin, Luke A.: yes
- Reichenbach, Mike: yes
- Rice, Rex F.: yes
- Sabb, Ronnie A.: yes
- Stubbs, Everett: yes
- Sutton, Ed: yes
- Tedder, Deon T.: yes
- Turner, Ross: yes
- Verdin, Daniel B., III: yes
- Walker, Overture: yes
- Williams, Kent M.: yes
- Young, Tom, Jr.: yes
- Zell, Jeff: yes
- Campsen, George E., III: excused
- Devine, Tameika Isaac: excused
- Hutto, Brad: excused
Passage of Bill
2025-04-09 · pass · 96-0
Member-level votes (123)
- Anderson, Carl L.: yes
- Atkinson, Lucas: yes
- Bailey, William H.: yes
- Ballentine, Nathan: yes
- Bamberg, Justin T.: yes
- Bauer, Heather: yes
- Beach, Thomas: yes
- Bernstein, Beth E.: yes
- Bowers, Phillip: yes
- Bradley, Jeff: yes
- Brewer, Gary S., Jr.: yes
- Burns, James Mikell: yes
- Bustos, Joseph M.: yes
- Calhoon, Paula Rawl: yes
- Caskey, Micajah P., IV: yes
- Chapman, Donald G.: yes
- Clyburn, William: yes
- Collins, Neal A.: yes
- Cox, Bobby J.: 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
- Forrest, Cally R., Jr.: yes
- Gibson, Daniel: yes
- Gilliam, Leon D.: yes
- Gilliard, Wendell G.: yes
- Gilreath, Thomas Lee: yes
- Govan, Jerry N., Jr.: yes
- Grant, Hamilton R.: 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
- Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D.: yes
- Hewitt, Lee: yes
- Hiott, David R.: yes
- Holman, Harriet A.: yes
- Hosey, Lonnie: yes
- Huff, William C.: yes
- Johnson, Jeffrey E.: yes
- Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.: yes
- Kilmartin, John Gregory: yes
- Kirby, Roger K.: yes
- Landing, Kathy: yes
- Lawson, M. Brian: yes
- Ligon, Thomas R.: yes
- Long, Steven Wayne: yes
- Lowe, Phillip D.: yes
- Luck, Jason S.: yes
- Magnuson, Josiah: yes
- Martin, David: yes
- May, Robert J., III: yes
- McCabe, Donald Ryan, Jr.: yes
- McCravy, John R., III: yes
- McDaniel, Annie E.: yes
- McGinnis, Timothy A.: yes
- Mitchell, Cody T.: yes
- Montgomery, W. Scott, IV: 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
- Reese, Robert T.: yes
- Rivers, Michael F., Sr.: yes
- Robbins, Robby: yes
- Sanders, Richard Blake: yes
- Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.: yes
- Smith, Marvin: yes
- Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.: yes
- Taylor, Bill: yes
- Teeple, James E.: yes
- Terribile, Jackie R.: yes
- Vaughan, David: yes
- Waters, Courtney S.: yes
- Weeks, J. David: yes
- Wetmore, Elizabeth: yes
- White, Joseph S.: yes
- Whitmire, William R.: yes
- Wickensimer, Paul B.: yes
- Williams, Robert Q.: yes
- Wooten, Chris: yes
- Yow, Richard L.: yes
- Frank, Stephen: excused
- Gatch, Gil: excused
- Hixon, William M.: excused
- Moore, Travis A.: excused
- Murphy, Chris: excused
- Schuessler, Carla: excused
- Spann-Wilder, Tiffany: excused
- Alexander, Terry: excused
- Bannister, Bruce W.: excused
- Brittain, Thomas C., Jr.: excused
- Chumley, William M.: excused
- Cobb-Hunter, Gilda: excused
- Dillard, Chandra E.: excused
- Gagnon, Craig A.: excused
- Garvin, Kambrell H.: excused
- Hart, Christopher R.: excused
- Hayes, Jackie E.: excused
- Herbkersman, William G.: excused
- Howard, Leon: excused
- Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.: excused
- Jones, Wendell K.: excused
- King, John Richard C.: excused
- Moore, JA: excused
- Rose, Seth: excused
- Rutherford, J. Todd: excused
- Sessions, Heath: excused
- Willis, Mark N.: excused
to concur
2025-04-29 · fail · 1-40
Member-level votes (44)
- Tedder, Deon T.: yes
- Adams, Brian: no
- Alexander, Thomas C.: no
- Allen, Karl B.: no
- Bennett, Sean M.: no
- Campsen, George E., III: no
- Cash, Richard J.: no
- Chaplin, JD: no
- Climer, Wes: no
- Corbin, Thomas D.: no
- Cromer, Ronnie W.: no
- Davis, Tom: no
- Devine, Tameika Isaac: no
- Elliott, Jason: no
- Fernandez, Tom: no
- Gambrell, Michael W.: no
- Garrett, Billy: no
- Goldfinch, Stephen L.: no
- Graham, Jeffrey R.: no
- Grooms, Lawrence K.: no
- Hembree, Greg: no
- Jackson, Darrell: no
- Johnson, Michael: no
- Kennedy, Carlisle: no
- Kimbrell, Josh: no
- Leber, Matthew W.: no
- Massey, A. Shane: no
- Nutt, Roger A.: no
- Ott, Russell L.: no
- Peeler, Harvey S., Jr.: no
- Rankin, Luke A.: no
- Reichenbach, Mike: no
- Rice, Rex F.: no
- Sabb, Ronnie A.: no
- Stubbs, Everett: no
- Sutton, Ed: no
- Turner, Ross: no
- Verdin, Daniel B., III: no
- Walker, Overture: no
- Williams, Kent M.: no
- Young, Tom, Jr.: no
- Blackmon, Allen: excused
- Martin, Shane R.: excused
- Zell, Jeff: excused
to adopt the free conference report
2025-05-08 · pass · 44-1
Member-level votes (46)
- Adams, Brian: yes
- Alexander, Thomas C.: yes
- Allen, Karl B.: yes
- Bennett, Sean M.: yes
- Blackmon, Allen: yes
- Campsen, George E., III: yes
- Cash, Richard J.: yes
- Chaplin, JD: yes
- Climer, Wes: yes
- Corbin, Thomas D.: yes
- Cromer, Ronnie W.: yes
- Davis, Tom: yes
- Devine, Tameika Isaac: yes
- Elliott, Jason: yes
- Fernandez, Tom: yes
- Gambrell, Michael W.: yes
- Garrett, Billy: yes
- Goldfinch, Stephen L.: yes
- Graham, Jeffrey R.: yes
- Hembree, Greg: yes
- Hutto, Brad: yes
- Jackson, Darrell: yes
- Johnson, Michael: yes
- Kennedy, Carlisle: yes
- Kimbrell, Josh: yes
- Leber, Matthew W.: yes
- Martin, Shane R.: yes
- Massey, A. Shane: yes
- Nutt, Roger A.: yes
- Ott, Russell L.: yes
- Peeler, Harvey S., Jr.: yes
- Rankin, Luke A.: yes
- Reichenbach, Mike: yes
- Rice, Rex F.: yes
- Sabb, Ronnie A.: yes
- Stubbs, Everett: yes
- Sutton, Ed: yes
- Tedder, Deon T.: yes
- Turner, Ross: yes
- Verdin, Daniel B., III: yes
- Walker, Overture: yes
- Williams, Kent M.: yes
- Young, Tom, Jr.: yes
- Zell, Jeff: yes
- Matthews, Margie Bright: no
- Grooms, Lawrence K.: excused
to grant free conference powers
2025-05-08 · pass · 44-0
Member-level votes (46)
- Adams, Brian: yes
- Alexander, Thomas C.: yes
- Allen, Karl B.: yes
- Bennett, Sean M.: yes
- Blackmon, Allen: yes
- Campsen, George E., III: yes
- Cash, Richard J.: yes
- Chaplin, JD: yes
- Climer, Wes: yes
- Corbin, Thomas D.: yes
- Cromer, Ronnie W.: yes
- Davis, Tom: yes
- Devine, Tameika Isaac: yes
- Elliott, Jason: yes
- Fernandez, Tom: yes
- Gambrell, Michael W.: yes
- Garrett, Billy: yes
- Goldfinch, Stephen L.: yes
- Graham, Jeffrey R.: yes
- Hembree, Greg: yes
- Hutto, Brad: yes
- Johnson, Michael: yes
- Kennedy, Carlisle: yes
- Kimbrell, Josh: yes
- Leber, Matthew W.: yes
- Martin, Shane R.: yes
- Massey, A. Shane: yes
- Matthews, Margie Bright: yes
- Nutt, Roger A.: yes
- Ott, Russell L.: yes
- Peeler, Harvey S., Jr.: yes
- Rankin, Luke A.: yes
- Reichenbach, Mike: yes
- Rice, Rex F.: yes
- Sabb, Ronnie A.: yes
- Stubbs, Everett: yes
- Sutton, Ed: yes
- Tedder, Deon T.: yes
- Turner, Ross: yes
- Verdin, Daniel B., III: yes
- Walker, Overture: yes
- Williams, Kent M.: yes
- Young, Tom, Jr.: yes
- Zell, Jeff: yes
- Grooms, Lawrence K.: excused
- Jackson, Darrell: excused
Adopt Free Conference Report
2025-05-08 · pass · 92-14
Member-level votes (122)
- Alexander, Terry: yes
- Anderson, Carl L.: yes
- Atkinson, Lucas: yes
- Bailey, William H.: yes
- Ballentine, Nathan: yes
- Bauer, Heather: yes
- Beach, Thomas: yes
- Bernstein, Beth E.: yes
- Bowers, Phillip: yes
- Bradley, Jeff: yes
- Brewer, Gary S., Jr.: yes
- Brittain, Thomas C., Jr.: yes
- Burns, James Mikell: 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
- Cromer, April: yes
- Davis, Sylleste H.: yes
- Dillard, Chandra E.: yes
- Duncan, Adam L.: yes
- Edgerton, Sarita L.: yes
- Erickson, Shannon S.: yes
- Forrest, Cally R., Jr.: yes
- Frank, Stephen: yes
- Gagnon, Craig A.: yes
- Gibson, Daniel: yes
- Gilliam, Leon D.: yes
- Gilreath, Thomas Lee: yes
- Govan, Jerry N., Jr.: yes
- Guest, Thomas Duval, Jr.: yes
- Haddon, Patrick B.: yes
- Hager, William: yes
- Hartnett, Thomas F., Jr.: yes
- Hartz, Charles V.: yes
- Hayes, Jackie E.: yes
- Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D. Herbkersman, William G.: yes
- Hiott, David R.: yes
- Hixon, William M.: yes
- Holman, Harriet A.: yes
- Hosey, Lonnie: yes
- Huff, William C.: yes
- Johnson, Jeffrey E.: yes
- Jones, Wendell K.: yes
- Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.: yes
- Kilmartin, John Gregory: yes
- Kirby, Roger K.: yes
- Landing, Kathy: yes
- Lawson, M. Brian: yes
- Ligon, Thomas R.: yes
- Long, Steven Wayne: yes
- Luck, Jason S.: yes
- Magnuson, Josiah: yes
- Martin, David: yes
- May, Robert J., III: yes
- McCabe, Donald Ryan, Jr.: yes
- McCravy, John R., III: yes
- Mitchell, Cody T.: yes
- Montgomery, W. Scott, IV: yes
- Moore, Travis A.: yes
- Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.: yes
- Moss, Dennis C.: 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
- Sanders, Richard Blake: yes
- Schuessler, Carla: yes
- Sessions, Heath: yes
- Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.: yes
- Smith, Marvin: yes
- Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.: yes
- Taylor, Bill: yes
- Teeple, James E.: yes
- Terribile, Jackie R.: yes
- Vaughan, David: yes
- Weeks, J. David: yes
- Wetmore, Elizabeth: yes
- White, Joseph S.: yes
- Whitmire, William R.: yes
- Wickensimer, Paul B.: yes
- Willis, Mark N.: yes
- Wooten, Chris: yes
- Yow, Richard L.: yes
- Bamberg, Justin T.: no
- Clyburn, William: no
- Cobb-Hunter, Gilda: no
- Garvin, Kambrell H.: no
- Gilliard, Wendell G.: no
- Grant, Hamilton R.: no
- King, John Richard C.: no
- McDaniel, Annie E.: no
- Reese, Robert T.: no
- Rivers, Michael F., Sr.: no
- Rutherford, J. Todd: no
- Spann-Wilder, Tiffany: no
- Waters, Courtney S.: no
- Williams, Robert Q.: no
- Bustos, Joseph M.: excused
- Cox, Bobby J.: excused
- Gatch, Gil: excused
- Guffey, Brandon: excused
- Harris, Robert J.: excused
- McGinnis, Timothy A.: excused
- Murphy, Chris: excused
- Bannister, Bruce W.: excused
- Hardee, Kevin: excused
- Hart, Christopher R.: excused
- Hewitt, Lee: excused
- Howard, Leon: excused
- Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.: excused
- Lowe, Phillip D.: excused
- Moore, JA: excused
- Neese, Mike M.: excused
- Rose, Seth: excused
Grant Free Conference Powers
2025-05-08 · pass · 101-7
Member-level votes (123)
- Anderson, Carl L.: yes
- Atkinson, Lucas: yes
- Bailey, William H.: yes
- Ballentine, Nathan: yes
- Bamberg, Justin T.: yes
- Bannister, Bruce W.: yes
- Bauer, Heather: yes
- Beach, Thomas: yes
- Bowers, Phillip: yes
- Bradley, Jeff: yes
- Brewer, Gary S., Jr.: yes
- Brittain, Thomas C., Jr.: yes
- Burns, James Mikell: yes
- Chapman, Donald G.: yes
- Chumley, William M.: yes
- Cobb-Hunter, Gilda: yes
- Collins, Neal A.: yes
- Cox, Brandon L.: yes
- Crawford, Heather Ammons: yes
- Cromer, April: yes
- Davis, Sylleste H.: yes
- Dillard, Chandra E.: yes
- Duncan, Adam L.: yes
- Edgerton, Sarita L.: yes
- Erickson, Shannon S.: yes
- Forrest, Cally R., Jr.: yes
- Frank, Stephen: yes
- Gagnon, Craig A.: yes
- Garvin, Kambrell H.: yes
- Gibson, Daniel: yes
- Gilliam, Leon D.: yes
- Gilreath, Thomas Lee: yes
- Govan, Jerry N., Jr.: yes
- Guest, Thomas Duval, Jr.: yes
- Guffey, Brandon: yes
- Haddon, Patrick B.: yes
- Hager, William: yes
- Harris, Robert J.: yes
- Hartnett, Thomas F., Jr.: yes
- Hartz, Charles V.: yes
- Hayes, Jackie E.: yes
- Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D.: yes
- Herbkersman, William G.: yes
- Hewitt, Lee: yes
- Hiott, David R.: yes
- Hixon, William M.: yes
- Holman, Harriet A.: yes
- Hosey, Lonnie: yes
- Huff, William C.: yes
- Johnson, Jeffrey E.: yes
- Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.: yes
- Jones, Wendell K.: yes
- Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.: yes
- Kilmartin, John Gregory: yes
- Kirby, Roger K.: yes
- Landing, Kathy: yes
- Lawson, M. Brian: yes
- Ligon, Thomas R.: yes
- Long, Steven Wayne: yes
- Luck, Jason S.: yes
- Magnuson, Josiah: yes
- Martin, David: yes
- May, Robert J., III: yes
- McCabe, Donald Ryan, Jr.: yes
- McCravy, John R., III: yes
- McDaniel, Annie E.: yes
- Mitchell, Cody T.: yes
- Montgomery, W. Scott, IV: yes
- Moore, Travis A.: yes
- Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.: yes
- Moss, Dennis C.: 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
- Reese, Robert T.: yes
- Rivers, Michael F., Sr.: yes
- Robbins, Robby: yes
- Rose, Seth: yes
- Sanders, Richard Blake: yes
- Schuessler, Carla: yes
- Sessions, Heath: yes
- Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.: yes
- Smith, Marvin: yes
- Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.: yes
- Taylor, Bill: yes
- Teeple, James E.: yes
- Terribile, Jackie R.: yes
- Vaughan, David: yes
- Weeks, J. David: yes
- Wetmore, Elizabeth: yes
- White, Joseph S.: yes
- Whitmire, William R.: yes
- Wickensimer, Paul B.: yes
- Williams, Robert Q.: yes
- Willis, Mark N.: yes
- Wooten, Chris: yes
- Yow, Richard L.: yes
- Gilliard, Wendell G.: no
- Grant, Hamilton R.: no
- Howard, Leon: no
- King, John Richard C.: no
- Rutherford, J. Todd: no
- Spann-Wilder, Tiffany: no
- Waters, Courtney S.: no
- Bustos, Joseph M.: excused
- Cox, Bobby J.: excused
- Gatch, Gil: excused
- McGinnis, Timothy A.: excused
- Murphy, Chris: excused
- Alexander, Terry: excused
- Bernstein, Beth E.: excused
- Calhoon, Paula Rawl: excused
- Caskey, Micajah P., IV: excused
- Clyburn, William: excused
- Hardee, Kevin: excused
- Hart, Christopher R.: excused
- Lowe, Phillip D.: excused
- Moore, JA: excused
- Neese, Mike M.: excused

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