South Carolina House Bill 3276 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-12 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Section 23-11-40, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To Vacancies In The Office Of Sheriff, So As To Provide That When The Governor Has Appointed An Interim Sheriff Who Then Runs Unsuccessfully For Sheriff In The Ensuing Primary, Primary Runoff, Special Election, Or General Election, The Governor May, With The Advice And Consent Of That County's Legislative Delegation, Declare The Office Vacant, Remove The Interim Appointee From Office, And Appoint The Sheriff-elect To Fill The Remainder Of The Original Unexpired Term.

Sheriff, vacancy

Rep. Doug Gilliam [R]

Rep. Patrick Haddon [R]

Rep. Thomas Pope [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-12	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2021-01-12	House	Introduced and read first time
2020-12-09	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2020-12-09	House	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	11	40	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3276&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3276_20201209.htm