H 3927 South Carolina House · 2021-2022 Regular Session

Courts - Transfer of Certain Criminal Cases from General Sessions

Summary

A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 22-3-545, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO TRANSFER OF CERTAIN CRIMINAL CASES FROM GENERAL SESSIONS COURT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CRIMINAL CASES IN WHICH THE PENALTY DOES NOT EXCEED THREE YEARS, RATHER THAN ONE YEAR, MAY BE TRANSFERRED FROM GENERAL SESSIONS COURT.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2021

Committee Review

Apr 2021

House Passage

Apr 2021

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 18, 2021 Last action Apr 28, 2021

Floor votes · House Apr 27, 2021

How they voted

104–4

Passed · 14 other

Total votes 122

Apr 27, 2021

D Democratic43

34 Yea 9

79% Yea

R Republican79

70 Yea 4 Nay 5

88% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 28, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

upper

Apr 28, 2021

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Apr 28, 2021

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

Apr 27, 2021

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (104-4-14)

house

Apr 21, 2021

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Judiciary

lower

Feb 18, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

Feb 18, 2021

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors