South Carolina Senate Joint Resolution 947 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-12 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-30
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee

A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XV OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO IMPEACHMENT OF CERTAIN EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL OFFICERS OF THIS STATE, BY ADDING SECTION 4 SO AS TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR RECALLING AND REMOVING FROM PUBLIC OFFICE PERSONS HOLDING PUBLIC OFFICES OF THE STATE OR ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS IN THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES OF STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS; AND PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XVII, BY ADDING SECTION 15 SO AS TO ESTABLISH A SPECIFIED PROCEDURE FOR THE ENACTMENT OR REPEAL OF LAWS AND CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS BY INITIATIVE PETITION AND REFERENDUM AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS.

Establish A Specified Procedure For The Enactment Or Repeal Of Laws And Constitutional Amendments By Initiative Petition And Referendum And To Provide Exceptions.

Sen. Kevin Bryant [R]

Sen. Lawrence Grooms [R]

Sen. Michael Rose [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-01-12		Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-30
2010-01-12		Introduced and read first time SJ-30
2009-12-09		Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2009-12-09		Prefiled

S0995 (Similar To) 2010-01-12 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-50
H3833 (Similar To) 2010-02-02 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Millwood

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=0947&session=118