South Carolina Senate Bill 263

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-14 - Referred to Subcommittee: Malloy (ch), Hutto, Campsen, Matthews, Talley, Garrett, M.Johnson
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee

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

Sen. Luke Rankin [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-14	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Malloy (ch), Hutto, Campsen, Matthews, Talley, Garrett, M.Johnson
2023-01-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-10	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2022-12-07	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2022-12-07	Senate	Prefiled

H3864 (Similar To) 2023-02-08 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guest

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=0263&session=125&summary=B
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/fiscalimpactstatements/S0263%202023-01-10%20introduced.pdf