South Carolina House Joint Resolution 3071 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 9-2)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-08 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Funderburk
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Delete The Secretary Of State From The List Of State Officers Which The Constitution Requires To Be Elected And Provide That The Secretary Of State Must Be Appointed By The Governor Upon The Advice And Consent Of The General Assembly For A Term Coterminous With The Governor Upon The Expiration Of The Term Of The Secretary Of State Serving In Office On The Date Of The Ratification Of This Provision, And To Provide That The General Assembly Shall Provide By Law For The Duties, Compensation, And Qualifications For Office, The Procedures By Which The Appointment Is Made, And The Procedures By Which The Secretary Of State May Be Removed From Office.

Constitutional amendment proposed

Rep. Kenneth Bingham [R]	Rep. Boyd Brown [D]	Rep. Laurie Funderburk [D]	Rep. Daniel Hamilton [R]
Rep. James Harrison [R]	Rep. Deborah Long [R]	Rep. Christopher Murphy [R]	Rep. Andrew Patrick [R]
Rep. Garry Smith [R]	Rep. Bill Taylor [R]	Sen. Thomas Young [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-08		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Funderburk
2011-01-19		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Patrick
2011-01-12		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Long
2011-01-11		Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2011-01-11		Introduced and read first time
2010-12-07		Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2010-12-07		Prefiled

S0130 (Similar To) 2011-01-21 - Referred to Subcommittee: L.Martin (ch), Ford, Hutto, Campsen, Campbell, S.Martin, Scott

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3071&session=119&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess119_2011-2012/prever/3071_20101207.htm