South Carolina House Bill 3244

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

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.

Elections

Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter [D]

Rep. Heather Bauer [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-25	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bauer
2023-01-10	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-10	House	Introduced and read first time
2022-12-08	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2022-12-08	House	Prefiled

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

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
8	1	200	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3244&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3244_20221208.htm