South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

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A201, R260, H5287

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Pope, Delleney, King, Long, D.C. Moss, V.S. Moss, Norman and Simrill
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ms\7814ahb12.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 1537

Introduced in the House on May 17, 2012
Introduced in the Senate on May 24, 2012
Last Amended on May 29, 2012
Passed by the General Assembly on June 5, 2012
Governor's Action: June 7, 2012, Signed

Summary: County jury areas

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   5/17/2012  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference (House Journal-page 9)
   5/22/2012  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 16)
   5/22/2012  House   Roll call Yeas-94  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 16)
   5/23/2012  House   Read third time and sent to Senate 
                        (House Journal-page 25)
   5/24/2012  Senate  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference
   5/29/2012  Senate  Amended (Senate Journal-page 29)
   5/29/2012  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 29)
   5/29/2012  Senate  Roll call Ayes-40  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 29)
   5/30/2012  Senate  Read third time and returned to House with amendments 
                        (Senate Journal-page 26)
    6/5/2012  House   Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled 
                        (House Journal-page 108)
    6/5/2012  House   Roll call Yeas-110  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 108)
    6/6/2012          Ratified R 260
    6/7/2012          Signed By Governor
   6/18/2012          Effective date 07/01/12
   6/18/2012          Act No. 201

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

5/17/2012
5/17/2012-A
5/24/2012
5/29/2012


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(A201, R260, H5287)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 22-2-190, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO COUNTY JURY AREAS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR JURY AREAS IN RICHLAND COUNTY AND TO PROVIDE FOR ONE JURY AREA COUNTYWIDE FOR THE RICHLAND COUNTY MAGISTRATES CENTRALIZED COURT AND TO PROVIDE FOR JURY AREAS IN YORK COUNTY AND TO PROVIDE FOR ONE JURY AREA COUNTYWIDE FOR THE YORK COUNTY CENTRALIZED DUI COURT.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Magistrates Court, jury areas for Richland County revised, one jury area for Magistrates Centralized Court

SECTION    1.    Section 22-2-190(40) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(40)    Richland County

(a)(1)    Blythewood

(2)    Columbia

(3)    Dentsville

(4)    Dutch Fork

(5)    Eastover

(6)    Hopkins

(7)    Lykesland

(8)    Olympia

(9)    Pontiac

(10)    Upper Township

(11)    Waverly

(b)    The lines defining the magistrates jury areas provided in subitem (a) are as shown on the official map on file with the Division of Research and Statistics of the South Carolina Budget and Control Board designated as document M-79-12, and on copies filed with the Richland County Department of Planning and Development Services, and available on the Richland County website.

(c)    Notwithstanding the provisions of subitem (a), for the Richland County Magistrates Centralized Court:

One jury area countywide."

Magistrates Court, jury areas for York County revised, one jury area countywide for centralized DUI Court

SECTION    2.    Section 22-2-190(46) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(46)    York County

(a)(1)    Clover

(2)    Fort Mill

(3)    Rock Hill

(4)    Western York County

(5)    York

(b)    The lines defining the magistrates jury areas provided in subitem (a) are as shown on the official map on file with the Division of Research and Statistics of the South Carolina Budget and Control Board designated as document M-91-12, and on copies filed with the York County Management Information Systems Department, and available on the York County website.

(c)    Notwithstanding the provisions of subitem (a), for the York County Centralized DUI Court:

One jury area countywide."

Time effective

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect on July 1, 2012.

Ratified the 6th day of June, 2012.

Approved the 7th day of June, 2012.

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