South Carolina Senate Bill 180 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-13 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

A Bill To Amend Section 2-19-20, Relating To Publication Of Judicial Vacancies, To Provide That The Commission Shall Notify The Governor Of A Judicial Vacancy, To Provide The Timeframe For Which His Recommendations Must Be Made, To Provide That The Commission Must Submit The Names Of Judicial Candidates To The Governor After Receipt Of An Application Or Notice Of Intention; To Amend Section 2-19-80, Relating To The Nomination Of Qualified Candidates For Judgeship, To Provide That The Governor Shall Recommend At Least Three Names For Consideration For Any Judicial Vacancy In Which There Is No Incumbent, And If There Is An Incumbent, To Provide That The Governor May Recommend Additional Names For Consideration Or Solely The Incumbent, To Provide That The Governor Shall Have Thirty Days From Receipt From The Commission The Names Of Those Who Have Applied To Recommend Three Candidates, And To Provide That The Commission Shall Provide The General Assembly With A Report Detailing Its Review Of The Qualifications Of Each Of The Governor's Recommendations.

Judicial vacancies

Sen. Larry Martin [R]

Sen. Greg Hembree [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-13	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2015-01-13	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2014-12-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2014-12-10	Senate	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	19	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	19	80	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0180&session=121&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/180_20141210.htm