SC H3244 | 2023-2024 | 125th General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-01-25 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bauer
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 8-1-200 So As To Provide That An Elected Local, State, Or Federal Public Official Whose Office Is Declared Vacant Due To A Criminal Conviction During The Official's Term Of Office Shall Reimburse The Appropriate State Or Local Elections Authority For The Actual Costs Of Holding The Ensuing Primary, Runoff Primary, Or Special Election Necessitated By The Official's Removal From Office Prior To The Expiration Of His Term; To Authorize The Presiding Judge Before Whom An Incumbent Elected Local, State, Or Federal Public Official Was Convicted To Order The Official To Pay, Compensate, Or Reimburse The Appropriate State Or Local Elections Authority For The Actual Costs Of Holding The Ensuing Primary, Runoff Primary, Or Special Election; And To Require The Attorney General Or The Circuit Solicitor To Ask The Presiding Judge To Include An Order Requiring The Elected Local, State, Or Federal Public Official To Pay, Compensate, Or Reimburse The Appropriate State Or Local Elections Authority For The Actual Costs Of Holding The Ensuing Primary, Runoff Primary, Or Special Election.

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Title

Elections

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2023-01-25HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Bauer
2023-01-10HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-10HouseIntroduced and read first time
2022-12-08HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2022-12-08HousePrefiled

Same As/Similar To

S0196 (Similar To) 2023-01-10 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
81200(n/a)See Bill Text

South Carolina State Sources


Bill Comments

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