SC S0095 | 2025-2026 | 126th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-17 - Scrivener's error corrected
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 14 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-17 - Scrivener's error corrected
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
Establish A Specified Procedure For The Enactment Or Repeal Of Laws By Initiative Petition And Referendum, To Amend The Constitution Of South Carolina, 1895, By Adding Section 1b To Article Iii So As To Provide The Number Of Signatures Required And The Time Period Over Which The Signatures Must Be Collected, To Require In An Initiative The Amount And Source Of Revenue For Implementation, To Provide Those Matters Which May Not Be The Subject Of An Initiative Petition, And To Require A Certified Initiative To Be Filed With Each Branch Of The General Assembly, Which By Majority Vote May Adopt, Amend, Or Reject The Initiative; To Provide The Proposed Amendment To Article Iii Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, 1895, Be Placed On The Next General Election For Representatives; To Amend The Constitution Of South Carolina, 1895, By Adding Section 4 To Article Xvi So As To Establish A Procedure For An Initiative Method Of Amending The Constitution Of This State; And To Provide The Proposed Amendment To Article Xvi Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, 1895, Be Placed On The Next General Election For Representatives.
Title
Ballot Initiative
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-17 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 2025-01-14 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2025-01-14 | Senate | Introduced and read first time |
| 2024-12-11 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2024-12-11 | Senate | Prefiled |
