Strangulation
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-605 SO AS TO DEFINE THE TERM "STRANGULATION," CREATE THE OFFENSES OF STRANGULATION AND AGGRAVATED STRANGULATION, PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR THE OFFENSES, AND PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 13, 2025
Last action Apr 29, 2025
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Billy Garrett
RRepublican
P
Brian Adams
RRepublican
P
Sean Bennett
RRepublican
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