Maddie's Law

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A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING "MADDIE'S LAW" BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-2915 SO AS TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF "RECKLESS DRIVING WITH GREAT BODILY INJURY" AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-2910, RELATING TO RECKLESS VEHICULAR HOMICIDE, SO AS TO INCREASE THE PENALTIES.

Chamber: House
Introduced: Dec 5, 2024
Last action: Feb 12, 2025 — Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Edgerton
Session: 2025-2026
Momentum: 34 · Low

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 6%, measured from SC's completed sessions
Momentum -4 34/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 606 days quiet

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