South Carolina House Bill 3306 (Prefiled Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: N/A - 0% progression
Action: 2024-12-05 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 14-8-10, Relating To The Court Of Appeals, So As To Increase The Number Of Judges From Nine To Fifteen; By Amending Section 14-8-20, Relating To The Terms Of Office For Judges On The Court Of Appeals, So As To Establish Staggered Terms; By Amending Section 14-8-80, Relating To The Court Sitting In Panels Or As A Whole, And The Assignment Of Members To Panels By The Chief Judge, And The Distribution Of Cases Between The Panels, So As To Provide That The Chief Judge Establish Two Panels To Preside Over Criminal Matters, Two Panels To Preside Over Civil Matters, And A Fifth Panel To Maintain Approximately Equal Caseloads Between The Panels; And By Amending Section 14-8-90, Relating To When The Court May Sit En Banc, So As To Increase The Number Of Judges For A Petition Or Motion For The Court To Sit En Banc From Six To Ten, And To Provide That Ten Justices Constitute A Quorum.

Civil and Criminal Courts of Appeals Panels

Rep. Todd Rutherford [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-12-05	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2024-12-05	House	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
14	8	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
14	8	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text
14	8	80	(n/a)	See Bill Text
14	8	90	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3306&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3306_20241205.htm