SC S0099 | 2023-2024 | 125th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-05-08 - Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-05-08 - Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 2-19-70, Relating To Judicial Candidates Seeking Pledges From Members Of The General Assembly, So As 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 By Amending Section 2-19-80, Relating To The Nomination Of Qualified Candidates To The General Assembly, So As 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.
Title
Judicial candidates, pledges and election
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-08 | Senate | Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2024-03-01 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary |
| 2024-01-16 | Senate | Referred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Malloy, Campsen, Sabb, Senn |
| 2023-01-10 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2023-01-10 | Senate | Introduced and read first time |
| 2022-11-30 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2022-11-30 | Senate | Prefiled |
