South Carolina House Bill 3841

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 19-1)
Status: Introduced on January 31 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-02-07 - Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Pedalino
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 2-19-70, Relating To The Judicial Merit Selection Commission And The Process Of Pledge-seeking And Election Of Candidates For Judicial Office, So As To Prohibit Members Of The General Assembly From Offering Pledges To Vote For A Candidate For Judicial Office At Any Time, And To Prohibit Members Of The General Assembly From Suggesting, Encouraging, Or Pressuring Candidates For Judicial Office To Withdraw At Any Stage Of The Proceedings.

Judicial Merit Selection Commission, pledges

Rep. Adam Morgan [R]	Rep. Robert May [R]	Rep. Jay Kilmartin [R]	Rep. Donald McCabe [R]
Rep. Alan Morgan [R]	Rep. Thomas Beach [R]	Rep. James Burns [R]	Rep. Steven Long [R]
Rep. William Chumley [R]	Rep. Josiah Magnuson [R]	Rep. Bobby Cox [R]	Rep. Ashley Trantham [R]
Rep. Melissa Oremus [R]	Rep. Jordan Pace [R]	Rep. Rob Harris [R]	Rep. Jermaine Johnson [D]
Rep. Joe White [R]	Rep. April Cromer [R]	Rep. Travis Moore [R]	Rep. David O'Neal [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-07	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Pedalino
2023-01-31	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-31	House	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	19	70	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3841&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3841_20230131.htm