South Carolina House Bill 4180

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: Introduced on March 28 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-28 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 2-19-20, Relating To Investigations By The Judicial Merit Selection Commission, So As To Provide That A Person Wishing To Seek A Judicial Office Elected By The General Assembly Submit His Or Her Resume To The Governor, And To Provide That The Governor Submit No More Than Six Names For Each Judicial Seat To Be Filled To The Commission; And By Amending Section 2-19-80, Relating To The Nomination Of Judicial Candidates To The General Assembly, So As To Require The Commission To Submit All Qualified Candidates To The General Assembly For Election, And To Require The Commission To Provide A Written Explanation To The Governor If The Commission Finds A Candidate Not Qualified.

Judicial Candidate Review Process

Rep. Joe White [R]	Rep. Donald McCabe [R]	Rep. Jay Kilmartin [R]	Rep. Thomas Beach [R]
Rep. April Cromer [R]	Rep. James Burns [R]	Rep. Rob Harris [R]	Rep. Jordan Pace [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-28	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-03-28	House	Introduced and read first time

H4182 (Similar To) 2023-03-28 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	19	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	19	80	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4180&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4180_20230328.htm