South Carolina House Joint Resolution 3526

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 12)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-04-29 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Crawford
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Sections 3, 8, And 13, Article V Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, 1895, Relating To The Election Of Supreme Court Justices, Court Of Appeals Judges, And Circuit Court Judges, Respectively, All So As To Provide That They Shall Be Appointed By The Governor With The Advice And Consent Of The General Assembly Rather Than Being Elected By The General Assembly; To Amend Section 18, Article V, Relating To Vacancies In These Judgeships, So As To Provide For Appointment By The Governor Upon Advice And Consent Of The General Assembly And To Delete Provisions Regarding Unexpired Terms Not Exceeding One Year; And To Repeal Section 27, Article V Regarding Provisions Requiring The General Assembly To Establish A Judicial Merit Screening Commission.

Judicial Election Reform

Rep. Josiah Magnuson [R]	Rep. Rob Harris [R]	Rep. Sarita Edgerton [R]	Rep. Stephen Frank [R]
Rep. Jordan Pace [R]	Rep. Jay Kilmartin [R]	Rep. Joe White [R]	Rep. April Cromer [R]
Rep. Lee Gilreath [R]	Rep. Chris Huff [R]	Rep. Nathan Ballentine [R]	Rep. Heather Crawford [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-29	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Crawford
2025-02-05	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ballentine
2025-01-16	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Harris, Edgerton, Frank, Pace, Kilmartin, White, Cromer, Gilreath, Huff
2025-01-14	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2025-01-14	House	Introduced and read first time
2024-12-05	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2024-12-05	House	Prefiled

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3526&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3526_20241205.htm