South Carolina Senate Bill 248

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-16 - Referred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Malloy, Campsen, Sabb, Senn
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #3) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 2-19-10, Relating To Judicial Merit Selection Commission Appointments, Qualifications, And Terms, So As To Provide That The Judicial Merit Selection Commission Shall Consist Of Seven Members Appointed From The General Public By The Speaker Of The House Of Representatives, And At Least Two Of The Members Must Not Be Licensed To Practice Law; By Amending Section 2-19-20, Relating To Investigation By Commission; Publication Of Vacancies, So As To Provide That An Incumbent Judge Shall Notify The Supreme Court Of His Interest In Continuing To Serve On The Bench Rather Than Seeking Re-election And Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 2-19-30, Relating To Hearings; Executive Session, So As To Provide That Documents Submitted At The Hearing And Findings Of Fact Be Made Publicly Available In Electronic Format And Also Provided To The Governor; By Amending Section 2-19-70, Relating To Prohibition Against Dual Offices, Privileges Of The Floor, And Pledges, So As To Provide That Candidates May Be Appointed, Rather Than Elected; By Amending Section 2-19-80, Relating To Nomination Of Qualified Candidates To The General Assembly, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 2-19-90, Relating To Approval Of General Assembly In Joint Session, So As To Provide That The Governor Shall Transmit Judicial Appointments To The Senate For Its Advice And Consent; And By Amending Section 2-19-100, Relating To Eligibility Of Retired Judges For Appointment, So As To Make Conforming Changes.

JMSC Reform

Sen. Michael Johnson [R]

Sen. Joshua Kimbrell [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-16	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Malloy, Campsen, Sabb, Senn
2023-02-09		Scrivener's error corrected
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

S0130 (Similar To) 2024-01-16 - Referred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Malloy, Campsen, Sabb, Senn
S0178 (Similar To) 2024-01-16 - Referred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Malloy, Campsen, Sabb, Senn
H3022 (Similar To) 2023-02-28 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White
H3447 (Similar To) 2023-02-08 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guest, Crawford, Yow, Kilmartin, Vaughan, May, T.A.Morgan, O'Neal, Guffey, Nutt, Lowe, Haddon, Hixon, B.Newton, Neese, Pope, S.Jones
S0444 (Similar To) 2024-01-16 - Referred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Malloy, Campsen, Sabb, Senn
S0450 (Similar To) 2024-01-16 - Referred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Malloy, Campsen, Sabb, Setzler
H4179 (Similar To) 2023-05-04 - Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Rivers
H4183 (Similar To) 2023-05-02 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wooten, Guffey
S0872 (Similar To) 2024-01-16 - Referred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Malloy, Campsen, Sabb, Senn

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	19	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	19	100	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	19	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	19	30	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	19	70	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	19	80	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	19	90	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0248&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/248_20223011.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/248_20221130.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/248_20230209.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/fiscalimpactstatements/S0248%202023-01-10%20introduced.pdf