SC S1046 | 2023-2024 | 125th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 19-3)
Status: Passed on July 17 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-07-17 - Act No. 219
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 19-3)
Status: Passed on July 17 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-07-17 - Act No. 219
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Chapter 19 Of Title 2, Relating To The Judicial Merit Selection Commission, So As To Provide For The Appointment Of South Carolina Judicial Merit Selection Commission Members, Initial Terms, And Subsequent Terms; To Amend The Membership Of The Commission To Increase The Membership To Twelve Members, Including Four Members Appointed By The Governor; To Provide A Quorum Is Seven Members, And To Make Conforming Changes; To Provide For Two-year Terms And Term Limits Of Members; To Require All Public Hearings Be Live Streamed Except When The Commission Is In Executive Session; To Establish Set Times For The Release Of Reports And The Seeking Of Pledges And To Provide That The Formal Release Of The Report Of Qualifications Shall Occur No Earlier Than Twelve Days After Nominees Have Been Released To Members Of The General Assembly; To Increase The Number Of Nominees Released To The General Assembly From Three To Six; To Require Midterm Reviews Of Justices And Judges And Provide A Procedure For The Commission And The South Carolina Bar To Conduct The Review; To Require The Retention Of Investigative Materials; To Prohibit Vote Counting Before The Formal Release Of The Report; To Require The Report To Include The Particular Reasons When Candidates Were Found Not Qualified; To Provide Twenty-two Days Must Elapse Between The Date Of The Commission's Nominations And The Elections For These Judgeships; And To Provide That Nothing Shall Prevent A Legislative Delegation From Rejecting A Candidate For The Office Of Master-in-equity And Directing The Commission To Reopen The Screening Process. - Ratified Title
Title
Judicial Merit Selection Commission
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-06-26 - House - House: Adopt Conference Report (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 15 Abs: 12) [PASS]
2024-06-26 - Senate - Senate: To Adopt The Conference Report (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2024-05-09 - House - House: Concur In Senate Amendments (Y: 0 N: 104 NV: 9 Abs: 11) [FAIL]
2024-05-08 - Senate - Senate: To Adopt Amendment #2 (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-05-07 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 112 N: 6 NV: 2 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-05-07 - House - House: Table Amendment 3 Amendment Number 3 (Y: 92 N: 22 NV: 6 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-03-19 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 44 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-03-14 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2024-02-28 - Senate - Senate: To Set For Special Order (Y: 31 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-06-26 - Senate - Senate: To Adopt The Conference Report (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2024-05-09 - House - House: Concur In Senate Amendments (Y: 0 N: 104 NV: 9 Abs: 11) [FAIL]
2024-05-08 - Senate - Senate: To Adopt Amendment #2 (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-05-07 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 112 N: 6 NV: 2 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-05-07 - House - House: Table Amendment 3 Amendment Number 3 (Y: 92 N: 22 NV: 6 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-03-19 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 44 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-03-14 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2024-02-28 - Senate - Senate: To Set For Special Order (Y: 31 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-17 | Act No. 219 | |
| 2024-07-17 | Effective date 07/01/25 | |
| 2024-07-02 | Signed By Governor | |
| 2024-06-27 | Ratified R 244 | |
| 2024-06-26 | House | Ordered enrolled for ratification |
| 2024-06-26 | House | Roll call Yeas-97 Nays-0 |
| 2024-06-26 | House | Conference report received and adopted |
| 2024-06-26 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-0 |
| 2024-06-26 | Senate | Conference report received and adopted |
| 2024-05-09 | House | Conference committee appointed W Newton, Caskey, Stavrinakis |
| 2024-05-09 | Senate | Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Rankin, Malloy, Massey |
| 2024-05-09 | House | Roll call Yeas-0 Nays-104 |
| 2024-05-09 | House | Non-concurrence in Senate amendment |
| 2024-05-08 | Senate | Returned to House with amendments |
| 2024-05-08 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0 |
| 2024-05-08 | Senate | Amended |
| 2024-05-08 | House | Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments |
| 2024-05-07 | House | Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-6 |
| 2024-05-07 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-05-07 | House | Amended |
| 2024-05-06 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 2024-05-02 | House | Requests for debate-Rep |
| 2024-05-01 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary |
| 2024-03-20 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2024-03-20 | House | Introduced and read first time |
| 2024-03-19 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0 |
| 2024-03-19 | Senate | Read third time and sent to House |
| 2024-03-19 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 2024-03-14 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0 |
| 2024-03-14 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2024-03-14 | Senate | Amended |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Debate interrupted |
| 2024-03-06 | Senate | Debate interrupted |
| 2024-03-01 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 2024-02-29 | Senate | Debate interrupted |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-31 Nays-11 |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Special order, set for February 28, 2024 |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary |
| 2024-02-15 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 2024-02-14 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2024-02-14 | Senate | Introduced and read first time |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 19 | 10 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 2 | 19 | 15 | (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 |
| 22 | 1 | 10 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
