SC S1004 | 2015-2016 | 121st General Assembly

South Carolina Senate Bill 1004 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 19 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-01-19 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Relating To The Election Of Justices And Judges, To Provide That The Names Of Each Qualified Candidate, Rather Than The Names Of The Three Candidates The Commission Deems Best Qualified, Must Be Submitted To The General Assembly.

Title

Judicial Merit Screening Commission

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-01-19	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2016-01-19	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Same As/Similar To

H3979 (Similar To) 2015-04-29 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
H4517 (Similar To) 2016-01-12 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Code Citations

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

South Carolina State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=1004&session=121&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/1004_20160119.htm