The outlook for the bill this year is grim. without a law allowing extra punishment for hate crimes - which a judge or jury determines were motivated by hate over someone’s race, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or physical or mental ability.įor the past three years, a hate crimes bill has made it through the South Carolina House and to the Senate floor, only to stop there. South Carolina and Wyoming are the only states in the U.S. (AP) - Democrats in the South Carolina Senate turned debate about a bill to set guidelines for history curriculum on subjects like slavery and segregation into discussion about why the body can’t take a vote on a hate crimes bill. For the past three years, a hate crimes bill has made it through the South Carolina House and to the Senate floor, only to stop there.ĬOLUMBIA, S.C.
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