South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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H. 3098

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. McCoy
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ms\7028ahb15.docx

Introduced in the House on January 13, 2015
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Testimony of defendants

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/11/2014  House   Prefiled
  12/11/2014  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/13/2015  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 94)
   1/13/2015  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 94)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/11/2014

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY REPEALING SECTION 19-11-50 RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION AGAINST THE TESTIMONY OF A DEFENDANT BEING USED AGAINST HIM IN ANOTHER CRIMINAL CASE.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 19-11-50 of the 1976 Code is repealed.

SECTION    2.    The repeal or amendment by this act of any law, whether temporary or permanent or civil or criminal, does not affect pending actions, rights, duties, or liabilities founded thereon, or alter, discharge, release or extinguish any penalty, forfeiture, or liability incurred under the repealed or amended law, unless the repealed or amended provision shall so expressly provide. After the effective date of this act, all laws repealed or amended by this act must be taken and treated as remaining in full force and effect for the purpose of sustaining any pending or vested right, civil action, special proceeding, criminal prosecution, or appeal existing as of the effective date of this act, and for the enforcement of rights, duties, penalties, forfeitures, and liabilities as they stood under the repealed or amended laws.

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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