H 3883 South Carolina House · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Alternate Juror Retention

Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 14-7-1340, RELATING TO THE DUTIES AND SERVICE OF ALTERNATE JURORS, SO AS TO ALLOW THE COURT TO RETAIN ALTERNATE JURORS UPON SUBMISSION OF A CASE TO A JURY FOR DELIBERATIONS.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2023

Committee Review

Apr 2023

House Passage

Apr 2023

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 7, 2023 Last action Apr 27, 2023

Floor votes · House Apr 27, 2023

How they voted

106–0

Passed · 16 other

Total votes 122

Apr 27, 2023

D Democratic35

30 Yea 5

85% Yea

R Republican87

76 Yea 11

87% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Apr 27, 2023

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

upper

Apr 27, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Apr 27, 2023

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

Apr 19, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Judiciary

lower

Feb 7, 2023

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

Feb 7, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

19 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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