SC H4665 | 2015-2016 | 121st General Assembly

Status

Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 20-2)
Status: Engrossed on February 4 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-04 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Provide Magistrates Must Be Screened By The Judicial Merit Selection Commission And Delete Language Allowing Magistrates' Terms To Continue Until Successors Are Appointed And Qualified.

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Title

Require Magistrates to be screened by the Judicial Merit Selection Commission

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2016-02-03 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 82 N: 24 NV: 15 Abs: 3) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-02-04SenateReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2016-02-04SenateIntroduced and read first time
2016-02-04HouseRead third time and sent to Senate
2016-02-03HouseRoll call Yeas-82 Nays-24
2016-02-03HouseRead second time
2016-02-02HouseRequests for debate-Rep
2016-02-02HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Johnson
2016-01-27HouseCommittee report: Favorable Judiciary
2016-01-27HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Newton, W.J.McLeod
2016-01-13HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2016-01-13HouseIntroduced and read first time

Same As/Similar To

H4494 (Similar To) 2016-01-12 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
219115(n/a)See Bill Text
22110(n/a)See Bill Text

South Carolina State Sources


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