Child Rapist Death Penalty Act

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A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "CHILD RAPIST DEATH PENALTY ACT" BY AMENDING SECTION 16-3-655, RELATING TO CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH A MINOR, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEATH PENALTY SHALL BE ENFORCED UNDER THIS SECTION NOTWITHSTANDING PREVIOUS DECISIONS OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.

Chamber: House
Introduced: Feb 19, 2025
Last action: Jan 29, 2026 — Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Magnuson, Harris, Edgerton, Chumley, Rankin
Session: 2025-2026
Momentum: 44 · Moderate

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 6%, measured from SC's completed sessions
Momentum -1 44/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 256 days quiet

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