H*3867 (Rat #0412, Act #0304 of 2004) General Bill, By Harrison
Summary: Jury pools in municipal and magistrates courts
    AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 14-25-165, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DRAWING AND COMPOSING A JURY IN MUNICIPAL COURT, SO AS TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE POOL FROM WHICH JURORS ARE SELECTED, AND TO DELETE A PROVISION FOR DRAWING A JURY FOR A SINGLE TRIAL WHICH REQUIRES PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES IN ADVANCE OF THE TRIAL DATE; TO AMEND SECTION 22-2-50, RELATING TO THE PREPARATION OF A LIST OF QUALIFIED ELECTORS FOR EACH MAGISTERIAL JURY AREA, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE LIST BE PREPARED IN OCTOBER OF EACH YEAR, DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THE LIST BE PREPARED ON A PRECINCT BY PRECINCT BASIS, AND REQUIRE IT BE COMPILED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 14-7-130; TO AMEND SECTIONS 22-2-80 AND 22-2-90, BOTH AS AMENDED, RELATING TO SELECTION OF A JURY IN MAGISTRATES COURT, SO AS TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE JURY POOL FROM WHICH A JURY IS SELECTED AND CHANGE THE TIME FOR SELECTING PERSONS TO SERVE ON A JURY; TO AMEND SECTION 22-2-100, RELATING TO THE PROCEDURE FOR SELECTING PRIMARY AND ALTERNATE JURORS IN MAGISTRATES COURT, SO AS TO CHANGE LANGUAGE CONSISTENT WITH OTHER CHANGES MADE IN SECTION 14-25-165; AND TO AMEND SECTION 22-2-120, RELATING TO THE SELECTION OF ADDITIONAL JURORS IN MAGISTRATES COURT AT THE TIME OF TRIAL, SO AS TO DELETE ARCHAIC LANGUAGE. - ratified title
View full text

03/26/03	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-76
03/26/03	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-76
04/23/03	House	Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-5
04/24/03	House	Amended HJ-30
04/24/03	House	Read second time HJ-31
04/24/03	House	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day HJ-31
04/25/03	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-1
04/29/03	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-38
04/29/03	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-38
05/21/03	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-11
05/22/03	Senate	Amended SJ-27
05/22/03	Senate	Read second time SJ-27
05/22/03	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-27
06/04/03	Senate	Amended SJ-79
06/04/03	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-79
06/05/03	House	Senate amendment amended HJ-27
06/05/03	House	Returned to Senate with amendments HJ-27
01/13/04	Senate	Non-concurrence in House amendment SJ-46
01/14/04	House	House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Coleman, Lucas and GM Smith HJ-1
01/14/04	Senate	Conference committee appointed Sens. Moore, Peeler, Kuhn SJ-20
06/02/04	House	Conference report received and adopted HJ-101
06/02/04	Senate	Conference report received and adopted SJ-28
06/02/04	Senate	Ordered enrolled for ratification SJ-28
06/03/04		Ratified R 412
09/08/04		Signed By Governor
09/13/04		Copies available
09/13/04		Effective date 09/08/04
09/14/04		Act No. 304