S 156 South Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Fentanyl Induced Homicide

Summary

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

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Signed May 22, 2025

Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2025 · House Apr 9, 2025

How they voted

43–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 46

Feb 25, 2025

D Democratic12

10 Yea 2

83% Yea

R Republican34

33 Yea 1

97% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 22, 2025

Signed into law

Signed By Governor

legislature

May 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

Free conference committee appointed Hembree, Sabb, Adams

upper

May 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Free conference report adopted

lower

May 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Free conference committee appointed JE Johnson, Robbins, Rose

lower

Apr 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

Conference committee appointed Hembree, Sabb, Adams

upper

Apr 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. JE Johnson, Robbins, Rose

lower

Apr 29, 2025

Introduced

Non-concurrence in House amendment

upper

Apr 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Apr 9, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (92-0-27)

house

Mar 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read third time and sent to House

upper

Feb 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

Feb 25, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (43-0-3)

senate

Feb 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Judiciary

upper

Feb 7, 2025

Committee

Referred to Subcommittee: Adams (ch), Tedder, Fernandez, Kennedy, Sutton

upper

Jan 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

upper

Jan 14, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

11 primary · 0 co-sponsors