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H5181 • 2026

Homicide

Homicide

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Sponsor
Rep. Jones
Last action
2026-02-12
Official status
Referred to Committee on Judiciary ( House Journal-page 33 )
Effective date
Not listed

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Homicide

Homicide

What This Bill Does

  • Homicide

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-12 House

    Introduced and read first time ( House Journal-page 33 )

  2. 2026-02-12 House

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary ( House Journal-page 33 )

Official Summary Text

Homicide

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2025-2026 Bill 5181: Homicide - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5181
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Jones
Document Path: LC-0363HDB26.docx
Introduced in the House on February 12, 2026
Currently residing in the House Committee on
Judiciary
Summary: Homicide
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

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Action Description with journal page number

2/12/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 33
)

2/12/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Judiciary
(
House Journal-page 33
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
02/12/2026

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS
BY AMENDING SECTION
16-3-5
, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION AGAINST PROSECUTING
PERSONS FOR HOMICIDE who cause injuries which result in death three or more
years later, SO AS TO EXTEND THE INTERVENING TIME PERIOD BETWEEN INJURY AND
DEATH TO TEN or more YEARS.

B
e it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

S
ECTION 1. This act may be cited as "Egypt's Law."

S
ECTION 2.
S
ection
16-3-5
of the S.C.
Code is amended to read:

S
ection
16-3-5
.
(
A)
A person who
causes
inflicts
bodily injury
which results
in the death of the victim is not criminally responsible for the victim's death
and must not be prosecuted for a homicide offense if at least three years
intervene between the injury and the death of the victim
upon another individual, whether through an act of violence,
recklessness, or criminal negligence, may be charged with an applicable
homicide offense if the injured individual later dies as a result of that
injury and no more than ten years pass between the injury and the death of the
victim
.

(
B) Nothing in this section may be
construed to limit the defendant's right to assert a defense regarding
causation, intervening factors, or other relevant issues at trial.

S
ECTION
3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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