South Carolina Senate Bill 178

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-16 - Referred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Malloy, Campsen, Sabb, Senn
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #3) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 2-19-10, Relating To The Judicial Merit Selection Commission, Appointment, Qualifications, And Terms, So As To Reduce The Number Of Commissioners From Ten To Seven, And To Provide That Membership On The Commission Shall Be The Governor And Six Members Of The Public At Large; By Amending Section 2-19-40, Relating To Exemption From Hearing, So As To Provide That Four Members Of The Commission May Request That The Requirement For A Public Hearing On The Qualifications Of A Particular Candidate May Be Waived Under Certain Circumstances; By Amending Section 2-19-60, Relating To Powers Of Commission, So As To Provide Subsection Designations To Currently Undesignated Paragraphs; By Amending Section 2-19-70, Relating To Prohibition Against Dual Offices, Privileges Of The Floor, And Pledges, So As To Remove A Reference To Certain Commissioners; By Amending Section 2-19-80, Relating To Nomination Of Qualified Candidates To The General Assembly, So As To Provide That All Candidates Found Qualified Must Be Submitted To The General Assembly; By Amending Section 2-19-90, Relating To Approval Of General Assembly In Joint Session, So As To Provide That The Speaker Of The House Of Representatives Shall Announce The Commission's Nominees For Each Judicial Race At The Joint Assembly To Elect Judges; And By Amending Section 8-13-745, Relating To Paid Representation Of Clients And Contracting By Member Of General Assembly Or Associate In Particular Situations, So As To Provide That Members Of The General Assembly Are Prohibited From Representing Clients For A Fee Before A Court In The Unified Judicial System Or Equity Courts If The Member Voted In Judicial Elections Or The Confirmation Of Masters-in-equity During The Preceding Twelve Months.

JMSC Reform

Sen. Wes Climer [R]

Sen. Joshua Kimbrell [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-16	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Malloy, Campsen, Sabb, Senn
2023-02-08		Scrivener's error corrected
2023-01-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-10	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2022-11-30	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2022-11-30	Senate	Prefiled

S0130 (Similar To) 2024-01-16 - Referred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Malloy, Campsen, Sabb, Senn
S0248 (Similar To) 2024-01-16 - Referred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Malloy, Campsen, Sabb, Senn
H3022 (Similar To) 2023-02-28 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White
H3447 (Similar To) 2023-02-08 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guest, Crawford, Yow, Kilmartin, Vaughan, May, T.A.Morgan, O'Neal, Guffey, Nutt, Lowe, Haddon, Hixon, B.Newton, Neese, Pope, S.Jones
S0444 (Similar To) 2024-01-16 - Referred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Malloy, Campsen, Sabb, Senn
S0450 (Similar To) 2024-01-16 - Referred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Malloy, Campsen, Sabb, Setzler
H4179 (Similar To) 2023-05-04 - Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Rivers
H4183 (Similar To) 2023-05-02 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wooten, Guffey
S0872 (Similar To) 2024-01-16 - Referred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Malloy, Campsen, Sabb, Senn

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	19	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	19	40	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	19	60	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	19	70	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	19	80	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	19	90	(n/a)	See Bill Text
8	13	745	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0178&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/178_20220112.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/178_20221201.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/178_20230208.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/fiscalimpactstatements/S0178%202023-01-10%20introduced.pdf