South Carolina House Bill 4550 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 22-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-01-12 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Section 7-1-110 So As To Create A Joint Committee To Be Known As The "restore Election Integrity Now" (rein) Committee To Examine Such Issues Related To Election Integrity As The Security Of The Vote Before, During, And After Election Day; The Accuracy And Security Of The Election Process; The Uniformity Of The Election Processes Across The State; The Impact And Role Of The State Election Commission In Issuing Interpretations, Guidance, And Instructions Regarding The Election Process; The Impact And Role Of The Judiciary On The Election Process; And Other Election-related Issues The Committee Considers Appropriate For Review And Examination, Including The Audit Of Certain 2020 Primary And General Election Results; To Provide For The Composition And Staffing Of The Committee; And To Require The Committee To Make Annual Findings And Recommendations To The General Assembly Before January First Of Each Year.

Elections "REIN Act"

Rep. Stewart Jones [R]	Rep. Patrick Haddon [R]	Rep. Steven Long [R]	Rep. Bobby Cox [R]
Rep. Anne Thayer [R]	Rep. James Burns [R]	Rep. Robert May [R]	Rep. Mark Willis [R]
Rep. Chip Huggins [R]	Rep. Garry Smith [R]	Rep. William Chumley [R]	Rep. Josiah Magnuson [R]
Rep. John Mccravy [R]	Rep. Joseph Bustos [R]	Rep. Roger Nutt [R]	Rep. Steve Moss [R]
Rep. Cally Forrest [R]	Rep. Melissa Oremus [R]	Rep. Marvin Smith [R]	Rep. Victor Dabney [R]
Rep. Bill Taylor [R]	Rep. William Hixon [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-01-12	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon
2022-01-11	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2022-01-11	House	Introduced and read first time
2021-11-10	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2021-11-10	House	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
7	1	110	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4550&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4550_20211110.htm