South Carolina S 308: Veteran's Day

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2025-2026 Bill 308 Text of Previous Version (Feb. 04, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 308

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Indicates New Matter

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING 
SECTION 1-7-920, RELATING TO THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION ON PROSECUTION 
COORDINATION, SO AS TO ADD THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE TERM FOR WHICH HE IS 
ELECTED OR HIS DESIGNEE TO THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION AND MAKE A 
TECHNICAL CHANGE; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 24-3-550, RELATING TO WITNESSES AT 
EXECUTIONS, SO AS TO ADD THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OR HIS DESIGNEE TO THE LIST OF 
PERSONS WHO MAY BE PRESENT AS WITNESSES TO EXECUTIONS.

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

SECTION 1. Section 1-7-920 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 Section 
1-7-920. The commission is composed of the following 
persons for terms as indicated:

 (1) the 
Chairmen of the Senate and House Judiciary Committees for the terms for which 
they are elected or their legislative designees;

 (2) the Attorney General for the term 
for which he is elected or his designee;

 (2)(3) the Chief of the South Carolina Law Enforcement 
Division for the term for which he is appointed;

 (3)(4) the Director of the Department of Public Safety shall 
serve during the term for which he is appointed;

 (4)(5) a director of a Judicial Circuit Pretrial Intervention 
Program appointed by the Governor for a term of two years;

 (5)(6) a Judicial Circuit Victim-Witness Assistance Advocate 
appointed by the Governor for a term of two years;

 (6)(7) five judicial circuit solicitors appointed by the 
Governor for a term of four years. However, upon initial 
appointment, the Governor shall select one for a two-year term, two for a 
three-year term, and two for a four-year term. If a solicitor appointed 
to the commission is not re-elected, a vacancy occurs and it must be filled 
pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-7-930.

SECTION 2. Section 24-3-550(A) of the S.C. Code is amended to 
read:

 (A) To carry out an execution properly, 
the executioner and necessary staff must be present at the execution. In 
addition, the following persons may be present:

 (1) 
three representatives, approved by the director, of the family of a victim of 
the crime for which a death penalty was imposed, provided that, if there is 
more than one victim, the director may reduce the number of family 
representatives to one representative for each victim's family; provided 
further, that, if there are more than two victims, the director may restrict 
the total number of victims' representatives present in accordance with the 
space limitations of the Capital Punishment Facility;

 (2) the Attorney General or his 
designee;

 (2)(3) the solicitor, or an assistant solicitor or former 
solicitor designated by the solicitor, for the county where the offense 
occurred;

 (3)(4) a group of not more than three representatives of the 
South Carolina media, one of whom must represent the dominant wire service, one 
of whom must represent the print media, and one of whom must represent the 
electronic news media;

 (4)(5) the chief law enforcement officer, or an officer 
designated by the chief, from the law enforcement agency that had original 
jurisdiction in the case; and

 (5)(6) the counsel for the inmate and a religious leader. 
However, the inmate may substitute one person from his immediate family for 
either his counsel or a religious leader, or two persons from his immediate 
family for both his counsel and a religious leader. For purposes of this item, 
"immediate family" means those persons eighteen years of age or older who are 
related to the inmate by blood, adoption, or marriage within the second degree 
of consanguinity.

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

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