South Carolina Senate Bill 482

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on February 2 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-16 - Referred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Malloy, Campsen, Sabb, Setzler
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 2-19-90, Relating To The Approval Of The General Assembly In Joint Session, So As To Provide That A Candidate Must Receive A Majority Vote Of The Members Of The House And Of The Members Of The Senate; By Amending Section 14-3-10, Relating To The Composition Of Court And Election Of Justices And Terms, 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, Relating To The Division Of The State Into Sixteen Judicial Circuits, Number Of Judges To Be Elected From Each Circuit, And Election Of Additional Judges Without Regard To County Or Circuit Of Residence, So As To Add Election Of Judges By Joint Vote Of The General Assembly; By Amending Section 14-8-20, Relating To The Election Of Members Of The Court And 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; By Amending Section 22-1-10, Relating To Appointment, Term, And Territorial Jurisdiction, And Training, Certification, Or Recertification Requirement, So As To Provide That The Delegation Be A Legislative Delegation; By Amending Section 22-1-16, Relating To Trial Observation Requirements For New Magistrates Who Are Not Attorneys, So As To Provide That The Delegation Be A Legislative Delegation; By Amending Section 22-1-30, Relating To Suspension, Removal, Or Non-reappointment, So As To Provide That The Delegation Be A Legislative Delegation; By Amending Section 22-2-5, Relating To Eligibility Examinations For Magistrates, So As To Provide That The Delegation Be A Legislative Delegation; By Amending Section 22-2-10, Relating To The Screening Committee Assisting In Selection Of Magistrates, So As To Provide That The Delegation Be A Legislative Delegation And Nominees Must Receive A Majority Vote Of The Members Of The House Of Representatives And Of The Senate Within The Legislative Delegation To Be Recommended To The Governor; By Amending Section 22-2-15, Relating To The Special Election For Nonpartisan Preferential Selection Of Magistrates, So As To Provide That The Delegation Be A Legislative Delegation; By Amending Section 22-2-40, Relating To Number And Location Of Magistrates In The County And Ministerial Magistrates, So As To Provide That The Delegation Be A Legislative Delegation; And By Amending Section 2-20-410, Relating To Election To The Boards And Majority Vote, So As To Provide That A Candidate Must Receive A Majority Vote Of The Members Of The House And Of The Members Of The Senate.

Selection of Magistrates

Sen. Harvey Peeler [R]	Sen. Mike Reichenbach [R]	Sen. Danny Verdin [R]	Sen. Ross Turner [R]
Sen. Sean Bennett [R]	Sen. Rex Rice [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-16	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Malloy, Campsen, Sabb, Setzler
2023-02-09		Scrivener's error corrected
2023-02-02	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-02-02	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
2	19	90	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	20	410	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	16	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	30	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	2	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	2	15	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	2	40	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	2	5	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0482&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/482_20230202.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/482_20230209.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/fiscalimpactstatements/S0482%202023-02-02%20introduced.pdf