SC H4160 | 2025-2026 | 126th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 8)
Status: Passed on May 19 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-19 - Act No. 50
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 8)
Status: Passed on May 19 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-19 - Act No. 50
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 14-5-610, Relating To The Division Of The State Into Sixteen Judicial Circuits, The Number Of Judges To Be Elected From Each Circuit, And The Election Of At-large Judges Without Regard To County Or Circuit Of Residence, So As To Convert Nine At-large Circuit Court Seats To Resident Seats In The Third, Thirteenth, Twelfth, Fifth, Ninth, Eleventh, And Seventh Circuits. - Ratified Title
Title
Judicial seats, circuit court
Sponsors
| Rep. Weston Newton [R] | Rep. Murrell Smith [R] | Rep. Wallace Jordan [R] | Rep. Micajah Caskey [R] |
| Rep. Bruce Bannister [R] | Rep. Thomas Pope [R] | Rep. Cody Mitchell [R] | Rep. Richard Yow [R] |
Roll Calls
2025-05-06 - Senate - Senate: 3rd Reading (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-08 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 106 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2025-04-08 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 106 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 9) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-19 | Act No. 50 | |
| 2025-05-19 | Effective date 05/12/25 | |
| 2025-05-12 | Signed By Governor | |
| 2025-05-08 | Ratified R 76 | |
| 2025-05-06 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0 |
| 2025-05-06 | Senate | Read third time and enrolled |
| 2025-05-01 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-24 Nays-14 |
| 2025-05-01 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2025-04-29 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable Judiciary |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Introduced and read first time |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0 |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Read second time |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Amended |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: C.Mitchell, Yow |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary |
| 2025-03-27 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pope |
| 2025-03-06 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2025-03-06 | House | Introduced and read first time |
