South Carolina Senate Bill 562 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-26 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Section 2-19-10, As Amended, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To The Membership Of The Judicial Merit Selection Commission, Appointment, And Qualifications, So As To Provide That Certain Factors Must, Rather Than Should, Be Considered; And To Amend Section 2-19-90, Relating To Election Of Judges In Joint Session Of The General Assembly, So As To Require Members Of The General Assembly Who Are Licensed Attorneys Practicing Law In The Courts Of This State To Recuse Themselves From Voting In All Judicial Elections.

Judicial Merit Selection Commission

Sen. Maymia McLeod [D]

Sen. Michael Fanning [D]

Sen. Katrina Shealy [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-26	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2019-02-26	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	19	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	19	90	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0562&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/562_20190226.htm