South Carolina House Bill 3864

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 10-4)
Status: Introduced on February 2 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-02-08 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guest
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 14-7-1050, Relating To Jury Voir Dire, So As To Provide For Attorney-conducted Jury Voir Dire By Oral And Direct Questioning; By Amending Section 14-7-1060, Relating To The Drawing Of A Jury Panel, So As To Provide That The Number Of Jurors To Be Drawn Is Within The Discretion Of The Trial Judge; And By Amending Section 14-7-1080, Relating To The Drawing Of A Second Jury Panel, So As To Delete The Requirement That The Panel Must Be Made Up Of Twenty Jurors.

Voir Dire

Rep. Wallace Jordan [R]	Rep. William Hewitt [R]	Rep. Cody Mitchell [R]	Rep. Benjamin Connell [R]
Rep. Richard Yow [R]	Rep. Roger Kirby [D]	Rep. Micajah Caskey [R]	Rep. Weston Newton [R]
Rep. Elizabeth Wetmore [D]	Rep. Thomas Brittain [R]	Rep. Leonidas Stavrinakis [D]	Rep. Jackie Hayes [D]
Rep. Christopher Murphy [R]	Rep. Val Guest [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-08	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guest
2023-02-02	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-02-02	House	Introduced and read first time

S0263 (Similar To) 2023-03-14 - Referred to Subcommittee: Malloy (ch), Hutto, Campsen, Matthews, Talley, Garrett, M.Johnson

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
14	7	1050	(n/a)	See Bill Text
14	7	1060	(n/a)	See Bill Text
14	7	1080	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3864&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3864_20230202.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/fiscalimpactstatements/H3864%202023-02-02%20introduced.pdf