South Carolina House Bill 3877 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)
Status: Introduced on April 2 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-04-02 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-33
Pending: House Judiciary Committee

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 2-1-70 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE TERM OF OFFICE FOR THE SENATE IS SIX YEARS; BY ADDING SECTION 2-1-190 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ELECTION TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IF THAT PERSON HAS SERVED FOUR TERMS IN THE SAME BODY, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ELECTION TO THE SENATE IF THAT PERSON HAS SERVED THREE TERMS IN THE SAME BODY, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A TERM SERVED FOR WHICH THE ELECTION WAS HELD BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2009, MAY NOT BE COUNTED AS A TERM SERVED; TO AMEND SECTION 2-1-20, RELATING TO THE ELECTION DATE FOR MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE ELECTION DATE IS THE TUESDAY AFTER THE FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER OF EVERY OTHER EVEN-NUMBERED YEAR; AND TO AMEND SECTION 2-1-40, RELATING TO THE TERM OF OFFICE FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE TERM IS FOUR YEARS.

Provide The Term Is Four Years.

Rep. Kristopher Crawford [R]	Rep. Joseph Daning [R]	Rep. Nelson Hardwick [R]	Rep. George Hearn [R]
Rep. Chip Huggins [R]	Rep. Phillip Lowe [R]	Rep. Edward Pitts [R]	Rep. Timothy Scott [R]
Rep. McLain Toole [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-04-02		Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-33
2009-04-02		Introduced and read first time HJ-33

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	1	190	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	1	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	1	40	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	1	70	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=3877&session=118