SC H4974 | 2019-2020 | 123rd General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 10-6)
Status: Engrossed on February 18 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-19 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 18 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-19 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
Amend Section 14-5-610, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To The Division Of The State Into Sixteen Judicial Circuits And Additional At-large Judges, So As To Increase The Number Of At-large Circuit Court Judges From Sixteen To Seventeen; And To Amend Section 63-3-40, Relating To Family Court Judges Elected From Each Judicial Circuit And Additional At-large Judges, So As To Increase The Number Of At-large Family Court Judges From Eight To Ten.
Title
Circuit court judges; divisions; increase number of at-large circuit court judges to 17
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2020-02-13 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 105 N: 5 NV: 4 Abs: 10) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-19 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2020-02-19 | Senate | Introduced and read first time |
| 2020-02-18 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate |
| 2020-02-18 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 2020-02-13 | House | Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-5 |
| 2020-02-13 | House | Read second time |
| 2020-02-13 | House | Amended |
| 2020-02-13 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Fry, Hixon, Govan |
| 2020-02-12 | House | Debate adjourned until Thur., 2-13-20 |
| 2020-02-12 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.Newton, Bales, Forrest, Henderson-Myers, Weeks |
| 2020-02-11 | House | Debate adjourned until Wed., 2-12-20 |
| 2020-02-11 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hart |
| 2020-02-05 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary |
| 2020-01-21 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2020-01-21 | House | Introduced and read first time |
