SC S0001 | 2019-2020 | 123rd General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Engrossed on January 10 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-16 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Amend Section 1-3-210 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To Filling Vacancies When The Senate Is Not In Session, To Clarify That The Governor May Only Make An Interim Appointment To An Office Requiring The Senate's Advice And Consent If The Appointment Is Made During The Same Interim During Which The Office Becomes Vacant; To Provide That, If The Senate Does Not Confirm An Interim Appointment During The Next Ensuing Regular Legislative Session, The Governor May Not Make Another Interim Appointment; And To Provide That The Governor's Authority To Make An Interim Appointment Terminates When The General Assembly Convenes For The Regular Legislative Session Following The Interim Period During Which The Office Became Vacant.

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Title

Senate Vacancies

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2019-01-10 - Senate - Senate: 3rd Reading (Y: 40 N: 2 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-01-16HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2019-01-16HouseIntroduced and read first time
2019-01-10SenateRoll call Ayes-40 Nays-2
2019-01-10SenateRead third time and sent to House
2019-01-09SenateRead second time
2019-01-09 Scrivener's error corrected
2019-01-08SenateCommittee report: Favorable Judiciary
2019-01-08SenatePolled out of committee Judiciary
2019-01-08SenateReferred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Malloy, Massey, McElveen, Turner
2019-01-08SenateReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2019-01-08SenateIntroduced and read first time
2018-12-12SenateReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2018-12-12SenatePrefiled

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
13210(n/a)See Bill Text

South Carolina State Sources


Bill Comments

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