South Carolina House Joint Resolution 4295 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Introduced on April 6 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-04-26 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Sections 3, 8, And 18 Of Article V Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, 1895, Relating To The Judicial Department And Specific Courts, So As To Provide That Supreme Court Justices, Judges On The Court Of Appeals, And Administrative Law Court Judges Shall Be Appointed By The Governor With The Advice And Consent Of The General Assembly Rather Than Being Elected By The General Assembly; To Amend Section 13 Of Article V, Relating To The Judicial Department And Specific Courts, So As To Provide That Circuit Court Judges Shall Be Popularly Elected; And To Repeal Section 27 Of Article V Relating To The Judicial Department And The Judicial Merit Selection Commission.

Constitutional amendment, judicial elections

Rep. Joe White [R]	Rep. Donald McCabe [R]	Rep. Adam Morgan [R]	Rep. Alan Morgan [R]
Rep. April Cromer [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-04-26	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer
2023-04-06	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-04-06	House	Introduced and read first time

S0476 (Similar To) 2024-01-16 - Referred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Malloy, Campsen, Sabb, Senn
H3529 (Similar To) 2023-03-08 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ballentine

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4295&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4295_20230406.htm