S 405 South Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Homicide by Child Abuse

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 16-3-85, RELATING TO HOMICIDE BY CHILD ABUSE, SO AS TO INCREASE THE AGE OF A CHILD UNDER THIS SECTION FROM UNDER THE AGE OF ELEVEN TO UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN. - RATIFIED TITLE

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Feb 2026

Signed into Law

Mar 2026

Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Signed Mar 9, 2026

Floor votes · Senate Apr 1, 2025 · House Feb 5, 2026

How they voted

45–0

Passed

Total votes 45

Apr 1, 2025

D Democratic12

12 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican33

33 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 9, 2026

Signed into law

Signed By Governor

legislature

Mar 5, 2026

Introduced

House recedes from amendment(s)

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Introduced

Non-concurrence in House amendment

upper

Feb 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Feb 5, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (101-0-14)

house

Feb 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read third time and sent to House

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (45-0)

senate

Mar 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Judiciary

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors