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S0739Introduced in the Senate

Incitement to Riot

IntroducedSenate Judiciary

Introduced by Carlisle Kennedy, District 23

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-5-5 So As To Define Person, Funding Entity, And Riot; By Amending Section 16-5-90, Relating To Preservation Of Property Owner's Right Of Action Against Participants In Mob Or Riot Resulting In Damage To Property, So As To Include Actions Against A Funding Entity And Establish A Funding Entity Is Responsible For Damages To Property; By Amending Section 16-5-130, Relating To Penalties For Instigating, Aiding, Or Participating In Riot, So As To Include Funding Or Providing Materials As Part Of Offense; By Amending Section 16-5-140, Relating To Enforcement Of Chapter, So As To Permit The Attorney General, Solicitors, Or Their Designees To Institute Proceedings Against Funding Entities Under Section 17-25-322; And By Amending Section 16-7-20, Relating To Powers Of Law Enforcement Officers, So As To Permit Law Enforcement Officers Called To Duty By The Governor Under Section 1-3-450 Due To Riot Or Unlawful Assemblage To Use Dye Or Paint To Identify A Person That May Be Charged Under Section 16-5-130.

Where it stands

Scrivener's error corrected

January 21, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. Prefiled

  2. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Introduced and read first time

  4. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  5. Scrivener's error corrected

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