South Carolina 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

H 3864 — Voir Dire

Last action — Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guest

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

A BILL TO 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.

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Action History

  1. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guest

  2. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Introduced and read first time

Sponsors

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14 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 156 not signed on

Sponsors (14)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (156)

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Frequently asked questions

What does H 3864 do?
A BILL TO 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.
Who sponsors H 3864?
H 3864 is sponsored by Murphy, Chris, Representative Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr., Representative Lee Hewitt, Representative Cody T. Mitchell, Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow, Representative Roger K. Kirby, Representative Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV, Representative Wm. Weston J. Newton, Representative Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore, T. Case Brittain, Jr. (Republican), Representative Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis, Representative Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes, Representative Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr., and Connell, J. Benjamin.
What is the current status of H 3864?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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