South Carolina House Bill 3230 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-08 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Section 14-7-1550, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To The Authority Of A County Grand Jury Foreman To Swear Witnesses And Obtain Attendance Of Witnesses, So As To Prohibit The Use Of Third Party Summary, Hearsay Evidence As The Sole Evidence Presented To The County Grand Jury For Indictment, To Require The Presentment To The County Grand Jury Of Material Evidence, And To Require The County Grand Jury Foreman To Note All Evidence Considered By The County Grand Jury In The Record; And By Adding Section 14-7-1555 So As To Require A Record Of Testimony And Other Proceedings Of The County Grand Jury, To Provide That The Transcript, Reporter's Notes, Record, And All Other Documents Remain In The Custody And Control Of The County Clerk Of Court, And To Provide For The Release Of The Record Under Certain Circumstances.

County Grand Jury, testimony records

Rep. David Weeks [D]

Rep. Gary Clary [R]

Rep. William Clyburn [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2019-01-08	House	Introduced and read first time
2018-12-18	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2018-12-18	House	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
14	7	1550	(n/a)	See Bill Text
14	7	1555	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3230&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3230_20181218.htm