South Carolina House Bill 5105 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 12-0)
Status: Introduced on March 8 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-03-08 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Provide That The Judicial Merit Selection Commission Shall Consist Of Two Members From Each Of The Seven Congressional Districts Who Are Residents Of Their Respective Districts And One Member From The General Public, Appointed By The Governor With The Advice And Consent Of The General Assembly, Who Shall Serve As The Chairman Of The Commission; To Provide That No Member May Serve For More Than Two Terms; To Provide That No Current Member Of The General Assembly May Serve On The Commission; And To Provide That A Former Member Of The General Assembly May Not Serve On The Commission Until Five Years After Leaving Office.

Judicial Merit Selection Commission's procedures

Rep. Josiah Magnuson [R]	Rep. James Burns [R]	Rep. Steven Long [R]	Rep. Jason Elliott [R]
Rep. Daniel Hamilton [R]	Rep. Garry Smith [R]	Rep. William Chumley [R]	Rep. Linda Bennett [R]
Rep. Bruce Bryant [R]	Sen. Dwight Loftis [R]	Rep. Nancy Mace [R]	Rep. Joshua Putnam [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-08	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2018-03-08	House	Introduced and read first time

S0387 (Similar To) 2017-02-08 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	19	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5105&session=122&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/5105_20180308.htm