SC H3529 | 2023-2024 | 125th General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 23-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-03-08 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ballentine
Pending: House Judiciary Committee

Summary

An Amendment To Sections 3, 8, 13, 18, And 27, Article V Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, Relating To The Judicial Department, So As To Provide That Supreme Court Justices, Judges On The Court Of Appeals, And Circuit Court Judges Shall Be Appointed By The Governor With The Advice And Consent Of The Senate Rather Than Being Elected By The General Assembly, And To Repeal Provisions Requiring The General Assembly To Establish A Judicial Merit Screening Commission.

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Title

Constitutional amendment, Judicial Department

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2023-03-08HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Ballentine
2023-02-08HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: McGinnis
2023-02-01HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Landing
2023-01-31 Scrivener's error corrected
2023-01-10HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-10HouseIntroduced and read first time
2022-12-15HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2022-12-15HousePrefiled

Same As/Similar To

S0476 (Similar To) 2024-01-16 - Referred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Malloy, Campsen, Sabb, Senn
H4295 (Similar To) 2023-04-26 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer

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