South Carolina Senate Bill 376

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-01-12 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 14-3-10, Relating To Composition Of Court And Election Of Justices; Term, So As To Define Election By Joint Vote Of The General Assembly To Mean A Majority Vote Of The Members Of The House Of Representatives And A Majority Vote Of The Members Of The Senate; By Amending Section 14-5-610(b), Relating To Division Of State Into Sixteen Judicial Circuits; Number Of Judges To Be Elected From Each Circuit; Election Of Additional Judges Without Regard To County Or Circuit Of Residence, So As To Define Election By Joint Vote Of The General Assembly To Mean A Majority Vote Of The Members Of The House Of Representatives And A Majority Vote Of The Members Of The Senate; And By Amending Section 14-8-20(a), Relating To Election Of Members Of The Court; Terms Of Office, So As To Define Election By Joint Vote Of The General Assembly To Mean A Majority Vote Of The Members Of The House Of Representatives And A Majority Vote Of The Members Of The Senate.

Election of Judicial Candidates

Sen. Harvey Peeler [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-12	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-12	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
14	3	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
14	5	610	(n/a)	See Bill Text
14	8	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0376&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/376_20230112.htm