South Carolina House Joint Resolution 4475 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 17-5)
Status: Engrossed on March 2 2010 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-03-03 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-4
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee

A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 7, ARTICLE VI OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS OF THIS STATE, SO AS TO DELETE THE SECRETARY OF STATE FROM THE LIST OF STATE OFFICERS WHICH THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES TO BE ELECTED AND PROVIDE THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE MUST BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR UPON THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR A TERM COTERMINOUS WITH THE GOVERNOR UPON THE EXPIRATION OF THE TERM OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE SERVING IN OFFICE ON THE DATE OF THE RATIFICATION OF THIS PROVISION, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL PROVIDE BY LAW FOR THE DUTIES, COMPENSATION, AND QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE, THE PROCEDURES BY WHICH THE APPOINTMENT IS MADE, AND THE PROCEDURES BY WHICH THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE.

Delete The Secretary Of State From The List Of State Officers Which The Constitution Requires To Be Elected And Provide That The Secretary Of State Must Be Appointed By The Governor Upon The Advice And Consent Of The General Assembly For A Term Coterminous With The Governor Upon The Expiration Of The Term Of The Secretary Of State Serving In Office On The Date Of The Ratification Of This Provision, And To Provide That The General Assembly Shall Provide By Law For The Duties, Compensation, And Qualifications For Office, The Procedures By Which The Appointment Is Made, And The Procedures By Which The Secretary Of State May Be Removed From Office.

Rep. Nathan Ballentine [R]	Rep. Eric Bedingfield [R]	Rep. Boyd Brown [D]	Rep. Alan Clemmons [R]
Rep. Laurie Funderburk [D]	Rep. Anton Gunn [D]	Rep. Robert Harrell [R]	Rep. Christopher Hart [D]
Rep. George Hearn [R]	Rep. James Lucas [R]	Rep. Joey Millwood [R]	Rep. Ralph Norman [R]
Rep. Nikki Randhawa Haley [R]	Rep. Timothy Scott [R]	Rep. Bakari Sellers [D]	Rep. Donald Smith [R]
Rep. James Roland Smith [R]	Rep. James Stewart [R]	Rep. Tommy Stringer [R]	Rep. Mark Willis [R]
Rep. William Wylie [R]	Sen. Thomas Young [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-03		Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-4
2010-03-03		Introduced and read first time SJ-4
2010-03-02		Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-27
2010-02-25		Roll call Yeas-85 Nays-30 HJ-42
2010-02-25		Read second time HJ-37
2010-02-24		Debate adjourned HJ-29
2010-02-17		Debate adjourned until Thursday, February 18, 2010 HJ-201
2010-02-17		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Clemmons, Harrell, Lucas
2010-02-16		Requests for debate-Rep(s). TR Young, Kennedy, Sellers, Duncan, Hart, Clemmons, Skelton, Jefferson, Hiott, Littlejohn, Scott, Millwood, Allison, Forrester, King, JR Smith, Simrill, Kirsh, Wylie, Parker, Brantley, Hamilton, GR Smith, and Bedingfield HJ-26
2010-02-04		Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-2
2010-02-03		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Willis
2010-02-02		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Haley, Funderburk
2010-01-28		Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-42
2010-01-28		Introduced and read first time HJ-41

H3275 (Similar To) 2009-02-17 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Horne
H3279 (Similar To) 2010-01-27 - Roll call Yeas-82 Nays-34 HJ-26
H3614 (Similar To) 2010-02-03 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Willis

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=4475&session=118