South Carolina House Bill 4989

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 22-1)
Status: Introduced on January 31 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-01 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Carter
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 2-1-105 So As To Provide After July 1, 2024, A Person May Not Be Elected Or Appointed To A Judicial Office That Is Filled By Election Or Appointment Of The General Assembly If That Person Is An Immediate Family Member Of A Sitting Member Of The General Assembly, Or A Former Member Of The General Assembly Whose Most Recent Term Of Legislative Service Ended Less Than One Year Prior To The General Assembly's Election Or Appointment Of The Office In Question.

General Assembly, judgeships for immediate family members

Rep. Adam Morgan [R]	Rep. Robert May [R]	Rep. Jermaine Johnson [D]	Rep. Heath Sessions [R]
Rep. Alan Morgan [R]	Rep. Bobby Cox [R]	Rep. Stewart Jones [R]	Rep. Melissa Oremus [R]
Rep. Steven Long [R]	Rep. Ashley Trantham [R]	Rep. David O'Neal [R]	Rep. Joe White [R]
Rep. Donald McCabe [R]	Rep. James Burns [R]	Rep. Kathy Landing [R]	Rep. William Herbkersman [R]
Rep. Jordan Pace [R]	Rep. Mark Willis [R]	Rep. Patrick Haddon [R]	Rep. Rob Harris [R]
Rep. Matthew Leber [R]	Rep. Fawn Pedalino [R]	Rep. Jerry Carter [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-01	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Carter
2024-01-31	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2024-01-31	House	Introduced and read first time

S0215 (Similar To) 2023-02-08 - Scrivener's error corrected

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	1	105	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4989&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4989_20240131.htm