SC S0095 | 2019-2020 | 123rd General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-08 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Amend Section 2-19-70(c) Of The 1976 Code, Relating To Judicial Candidates Seeking Pledges From Members Of The General Assembly, To Provide That Pledges For Judicial Candidates May Not Be Directly Or Indirectly Sought Or Given Until Twelve Days After The Initial Release Of The Report Concerning Nominees To Members Of The General Assembly; And To Amend Section 2-19-80(e), Relating To The Nomination Of Qualified Candidates To The General Assembly, To Provide That A Period Of At Least Twenty-two Days Must Elapse Between The Date Of The Judicial Merit Selection Commission's Initial Report Of Nominations To The General Assembly And The Date The General Assembly Conducts The Election For These Judgeships.

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Title

Judicial candidates seeking pledges from General Assembly members

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
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
21970(n/a)See Bill Text
21980(n/a)See Bill Text

South Carolina State Sources


Bill Comments

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