South Carolina Senate Bill 250 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-08 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, 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.

Elected position vacancy due to conviction

Sen. Michael Fanning [D]

Sen. Maymia McLeod [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2019-01-08	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2018-12-12	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2018-12-12	Senate	Prefiled

H3434 (Similar To) 2019-01-08 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

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=0250&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/250_20181212.htm