republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2025-2026/s-156.md

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Bill	Fentanyl Induced Homicide	AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-80 SO AS TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF FENTANYL-INDUCED HOMICIDE, TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS, TO PROHIBIT AN AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE, AND TO PROVIDE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH PERSONS SHALL NOT BE PROSECUTED UNDER THIS SECTION; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 16-1-10, RELATING TO A LIST OF EXCEPTIONS FOR FELONIES AND MISDEMEANORS, SO AS TO ADD FENTANYL-INDUCED HOMICIDE. - RATIFIED TITLE	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2025-2026	S 156	South Carolina S 156 (2025-2026)	bill		enacted	Adams Alexander Bennett Garrett Kimbrell Peeler Rankin Stubbs Turner Walker Young	9	36	7	2025-01-14	2025-05-27	openstates	ocd-bill/e1c03040-6f83-4c1e-adee-8f8eb0e2b046	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=156&session=126&summary=B	214ea6deb2a10a2ac52e079f6d8ea1b2d73d7d5f46068fe9366b5e610ca3e0bb	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina S 156 (2025-2026) — Fentanyl Induced Homicide

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-80 SO AS TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF FENTANYL-INDUCED HOMICIDE, TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS, TO PROHIBIT AN AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE, AND TO PROVIDE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH PERSONS SHALL NOT BE PROSECUTED UNDER THIS SECTION; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 16-1-10, RELATING TO A LIST OF EXCEPTIONS FOR FELONIES AND MISDEMEANORS, SO AS TO ADD FENTANYL-INDUCED HOMICIDE. - RATIFIED TITLE

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 01/14/2025 (committee substitute) — source
3. 02/19/2025 (committee substitute) — source
4. 02/25/2025 (committee substitute) — source
5. 03/05/2025 (committee substitute) — source
6. 03/26/2025 (committee substitute) — source
7. 03/26/2025-A (committee substitute) — source
8. 04/09/2025 (committee substitute) — source
9. 05/08/2025 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• to adopt the free conference report — 44–1 (pass) · upper
• 2nd Reading — 43–0 (pass) · upper
• Adopt Free Conference Report — 92–14 (pass) · lower
• Passage of Bill — 96–0 (pass) · lower
• to concur — 1–40 (fail) · upper
• Grant Free Conference Powers — 101–7 (pass) · lower
• to grant free conference powers — 44–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Adams — primary (person)
• Alexander — primary (person)
• Bennett — primary (person)
• Garrett — primary (person)
• Kimbrell — primary (person)
• Peeler — primary (person)
• Rankin — primary (person)
• Stubbs — primary (person)
• Turner — primary (person)
• Walker — primary (person)
• Young — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2025-01-14 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2025-01-14 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
• 2025-01-14 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2025-01-14 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
• 2025-02-07 Referred to Subcommittee: Adams (ch), Tedder, Fernandez, Kennedy, Sutton
• 2025-02-19 Committee report: Favorable Judiciary committee-passage-favorable
• 2025-02-25 Amended amendment-passage
• 2025-02-25 Read second time reading-2
• 2025-02-25 Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
• 2025-02-26 Read third time and sent to House passage, reading-3
• 2025-03-04 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2025-03-04 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
• 2025-03-05 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2025-03-26 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary committee-passage-favorable
• 2025-03-27 Requests for debate-Rep(s). B Newton, Guest, Weeks, Jordan, Spann-Wilder, Garvin, Hosey, Williams, Martin, King
• 2025-04-09 Amended amendment-passage
• 2025-04-09 Read second time reading-2
• 2025-04-09 Roll call Yeas-96 Nays-0
• 2025-04-10 Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2025-04-29 Non-concurrence in House amendment
• 2025-04-29 Roll call Ayes-1 Nays-40
• 2025-04-30 House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. JE Johnson, Robbins, Rose
• 2025-04-30 Conference committee appointed Hembree, Sabb, Adams
• 2025-05-08 Free conference powers granted
• 2025-05-08 Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-7
• 2025-05-08 Free conference committee appointed JE Johnson, Robbins, Rose
• 2025-05-08 Free conference report adopted
• 2025-05-08 Roll call Yeas-92 Nays-14
• 2025-05-08 Free conference powers granted
• 2025-05-08 Free conference committee appointed Hembree, Sabb, Adams
• 2025-05-08 Free conference report adopted
• 2025-05-08 Ordered enrolled for ratification
• 2025-05-20 Ratified R 87
• 2025-05-22 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2025-05-27 Effective date 05/22/25
• 2025-05-27 Act No. 61

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e1c03040-6f83-4c1e-adee-8f8eb0e2b046. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).