South Carolina House Joint Resolution 4641 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-06 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pope, Sessions
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

An Amendment To Article Iii Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, Relating To The Legislative Department, By Adding Section 38 So As To Provide That The General Assembly By Law May Establish Military Courts To Preserve And Maintain Good Order And Discipline Within The State's Organized Militia; And By Proposing An Amendment To Section 11, Article I Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, Relating To Presentments And Indictments, So As To Provide That Military Courts, As May Be Established By Law By The General Assembly, Are Exempt From The Presentment And Indictment Requirement In The Same Manner As The Magistrate Courts Of This State.

Military courts

Rep. Cody Mitchell [R]	Rep. Brandon Guffey [R]	Sen. Matthew Leber [R]	Rep. John West [R]
Rep. Doug Gilliam [R]	Rep. Thomas Pope [R]	Rep. Heath Sessions [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-06	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pope, Sessions
2024-01-25	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliam
2024-01-10		Scrivener's error corrected
2024-01-09	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: West
2024-01-09	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2024-01-09	House	Introduced and read first time
2023-12-14	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-12-14	House	Prefiled

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4641&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4641_20231214.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4641_20240110.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/fiscalimpactstatements/H4641%202024-01-09%20introduced.pdf