South Carolina House Bill 4585

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-09 - 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 2-17-15, Relating To Prohibitions On Public Officials And Their Immediate Family Members From Serving As Lobbyists, So As To Increase The Waiting Period For Eligibility From One Year To Two Years, And To Provide Such Elected Officials Must Have Served The Full Term To Which They Were Last Elected Before They Or Their Immediate Family Members May Serve As Lobbyists; And By Amending Section 2-19-70, Relating To Prohibitions On Members Of The General Assembly From Election To Judicial Office, So As To Increase The Waiting Period For Eligibility From One Year To Two Years, And To Provide They Must Have Served The Full Term To Which They Were Last Elected Before They May Be Eligible For Election To Judicial Office.

Lobbyist and judiciary qualifications

Rep. Ashley Trantham [R]

Rep. John Mccravy [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-09	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2024-01-09	House	Introduced and read first time
2023-11-16	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-11-16	House	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	17	15	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	19	70	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4585&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4585_20231116.htm