SC H3979 | 2015-2016 | 121st General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 70-23)
Status: Engrossed on April 29 2015 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-29 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Change The Commission's Process For Nominating Judicial Candidates From The Nomination Of Three Qualified Candidates To The Release Of A List Of All Qualified Candidates To The General Assembly.

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Title

Judicial Merit Selection Commission

Sponsors

Rep. Edward Tallon [R]Rep. Bruce Bannister [R]Rep. Gary Clary [R]Rep. Rick Quinn [R]
Sen. Dwight Loftis [R]Rep. Harold Mitchell [D]Rep. Michael Sottile [R]Rep. Neal Collins [R]
Rep. James Burns [R]Sen. Maymia McLeod [D]Rep. Ralph Kennedy [R]Rep. Richard Yow [R]
Rep. Daniel Hamilton [R]Rep. Gregory Duckworth [R]Rep. Jeffrey Johnson [R]Rep. Christopher Corley [R]
Rep. John King [D]Rep. Roger Kirby [D]Rep. Joseph McEachern [D]Rep. Norman Brannon [R]
Rep. Jenny Horne [R]Rep. Edward Southard [R]Rep. Terry Alexander [D]Rep. Merita Allison [R]
Rep. Carl Anderson [D]Rep. Michael Anthony [D]Rep. Jimmy Bales [D]Rep. Justin Bamberg [D]
Rep. Beth Bernstein [D]Rep. Kenneth Bingham [R]Rep. Jeffrey Bradley [R]Rep. William Chumley [R]
Rep. Derham Cole [R]Rep. William Crosby [R]Rep. Joseph Daning [R]Rep. Gregory Delleney [R]
Rep. Shannon Erickson [R]Rep. Raye Felder [R]Rep. Kirkman Finlay [R]Rep. Laurie Funderburk [D]
Rep. Craig Gagnon [R]Sen. Michael Gambrell [R]Rep. Wayne George [D]Rep. Kevin Hardee [R]
Rep. Nelson Hardwick [R]Rep. Christopher Hart [D]Rep. Phyllis Henderson [R]Rep. William Herbkersman [R]
Rep. Donna Wood [R]Rep. Jonathon Hill [R]Rep. William Hixon [R]Rep. Leon Howard [D]
Rep. Chip Huggins [R]Rep. Harry Limehouse [R]Rep. Deborah Long [R]Rep. Phillip Lowe [R]
Rep. James Lucas [R]Rep. Peter McCoy [R]Rep. James Merrill [R]Rep. Dennis Moss [R]
Rep. Steve Moss [R]Rep. Christopher Murphy [R]Rep. Wendy Nanney [R]Rep. Weston Newton [R]
Rep. Ralph Norman [R]Rep. Mandy Norrell [D]Rep. Russell Ott [D]Rep. Thomas Pope [R]
Rep. Joshua Putnam [R]Rep. Robert Ridgeway [D]Rep. Robert Riley [R]Rep. Samuel Rivers [R]
Rep. Todd Rutherford [D]Rep. Mike Ryhal [R]Rep. William Sandifer [R]Rep. Gary Simrill [R]
Rep. Garry Smith [R]Rep. Kit Spires [R]Rep. Leonidas Stavrinakis [D]Rep. Tommy Stringer [R]
Rep. Bill Taylor [R]Rep. Anne Thayer [R]Rep. Mary Tinkler [D]Rep. McLain Toole [R]
Rep. David Weeks [D]Rep. Don Wells [R]Rep. Brian White [R]Rep. William Whitmire [R]
Rep. Mark Willis [R]Rep. Murrell Smith [R]Rep. Michael Pitts [R]Rep. Leola Robinson-Simpson [D]
Rep. Nathan Ballentine [R]

Roll Calls

2015-04-29 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 92 N: 1 NV: 26 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2015-04-28 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 100 N: 1 NV: 14 Abs: 9) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-04-29SenateReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2015-04-29SenateIntroduced and read first time
2015-04-29HouseRoll call Yeas-92 Nays-1
2015-04-29HouseRead third time and sent to Senate
2015-04-28HouseRoll call Yeas-100 Nays-1
2015-04-28HouseRead second time
2015-04-28HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Ballentine
2015-04-24 Scrivener's error corrected
2015-04-23HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Robinson-Simpson
2015-04-22HouseCommittee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
2015-04-15HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: G.M.Smith, Pitts
2015-04-14HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2015-04-14HouseIntroduced and read first time

Same As/Similar To

H4517 (Similar To) 2016-01-12 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
S1004 (Similar To) 2016-01-19 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
21910(n/a)See Bill Text
21920(n/a)See Bill Text
21935(n/a)See Bill Text
21970(n/a)See Bill Text
21980(n/a)See Bill Text
21990(n/a)See Bill Text

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Bill Comments

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