SC H4641 | 2023-2024 | 125th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-06 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pope, Sessions
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 9 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-06 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pope, Sessions
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
An Amendment To Article Iii Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, Relating To The Legislative Department, By Adding Section 38 So As To Provide That The General Assembly By Law May Establish Military Courts To Preserve And Maintain Good Order And Discipline Within The State's Organized Militia; And By Proposing An Amendment To Section 11, Article I Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, Relating To Presentments And Indictments, So As To Provide That Military Courts, As May Be Established By Law By The General Assembly, Are Exempt From The Presentment And Indictment Requirement In The Same Manner As The Magistrate Courts Of This State.
Title
Military courts
Sponsors
| Rep. Cody Mitchell [R] | Rep. Brandon Guffey [R] | Rep. Matthew Leber [R] | Rep. John West [R] |
| Rep. Doug Gilliam [R] | Rep. Thomas Pope [R] | Rep. Heath Sessions [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-06 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pope, Sessions |
| 2024-01-25 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliam |
| 2024-01-10 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: West |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Introduced and read first time |
| 2023-12-14 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2023-12-14 | House | Prefiled |
