South Carolina Senate Bill 196

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-01-10 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 8-1-200 So As To Provide That An Elected Local, State, Or Federal Public Official Whose Office Is Declared Vacant Due To A Criminal Conviction During The Official's Term Of Office Shall Reimburse The Appropriate State Or Local Elections Authority For The Actual Costs Of Holding The Ensuing Primary, Runoff Primary, Or Special Election Necessitated By The Official's Removal From Office Prior To The Expiration Of His Term; To Authorize The Presiding Judge Before Whom An Incumbent Elected Local, State, Or Federal Public Official Was Convicted To Order The Official To Pay, Compensate, Or Reimburse The Appropriate State Or Local Elections Authority For The Actual Costs Of Holding The Ensuing Primary, Runoff Primary, Or Special Election; And To Require The Attorney General Or The Circuit Solicitor To Ask The Presiding Judge To Include An Order Requiring The Elected Local, State, Or Federal Public Official To Pay, Compensate, Or Reimburse The Appropriate State Or Local Elections Authority For The Actual Costs Of Holding The Ensuing Primary, Runoff Primary, Or Special Election.

Costs for Election for Office Declared Vacant Due to Criminal Conviction

Sen. Michael Fanning [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
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

H3244 (Similar To) 2023-01-25 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bauer

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
8	1	200	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0196&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/196_20223011.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/196_20221130.htm