South Carolina Senate Bill 944 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-01-11 - Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology
Pending: Senate Corrections and Penology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Section 24-3-580, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To The Disclosure Of The Identities Of Execution Team Members And The Penalties For The Unlawful Disclosure, So As To Define Certain Terms, To Provide Certain Information Pertaining To The Identity Of Persons Who Participate In The Planning Or Administration Of An Execution Of A Death Sentence Is Confidential; To Make Technical Changes; To Provide The Purchase Or Acquisition Of Drugs And Medical Supplies Used In The Administration Of A Death Sentence Is Exempt From The State Procurement Code; To Provide The Out-of-state Acquisition Of Drugs Intended For Use For The Administration Of The Death Penalty Are Exempt From All State Licensing Processes And Requirements Administered By The Department Of Health And Environmental Control Or Any Other Agency, As Well As Regulations Promulgated By The Board Of Pharmacy; To Provide Pharmacies Or Pharmacists That Are Involved In The Supplying, Manufacturing, Or Compounding Of Drugs Intended For Use In The Administration Of The Death Penalty Are Exempt From Certain Licensing Processes And Requirements Of The Department Of Labor, Licensing And Regulation; To Provide, Under Certain Circumstances, No Governmental Agency Shall Disclose Identifying Information Of Members Of Execution Teams Or The Details Regarding The Procurement Of Certain Drugs Used In The Administration Of The Death Penalty; And To Provide The Intent Of This Section Is To Ensure The Absolute Confidentiality Of Identifying Information Of Persons Or Entities Involved In The Planning Or Execution Of A Death Sentence.

Non disclosure of identity of members of execution team

Sen. Greg Hembree [R]

Sen. Penry Gustafson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-01-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology
2022-01-11	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
24	3	580	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0944&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/944_20220111.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/fiscalimpactstatements/S0944%202022-01-11%20introduced.pdf
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/fiscalimpactstatements/S0944%202022-03-16%20updated.pdf