Homicide by child abuse

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A BILL 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.

Chamber: House
Introduced: Dec 5, 2024
Last action: Mar 11, 2025 — Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson, Bradley, King
Session: 2025-2026
Momentum: 48 · Moderate

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1% Unlikely

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Stage base In Committee — base rate 6%, measured from SC's completed sessions
Momentum -0 48/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 580 days quiet

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