· SC legislature · 2025-2026

Child Rapist Death Penalty Act

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…

Sponsor

Rob Harris (R-SC)

Introduced

2025-02-19

Policy area

Crime and Law Enforcement

Latest action

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Magnuson, Harris, Edgerton, Chumley, Rankin