SC S0130 | 2023-2024 | 125th General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-16 - Referred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Malloy, Campsen, Sabb, Senn
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 2-19-10, Relating To The Judicial Merit Selection Commission And The Commission's Appointment, Qualifications, And Term, So As To Revise The Membership And Terms Of The Commission; By Amending Section 2-19-20, Relating To Investigation By Commission And The Publication Of Vacancies, So As To Provide That The Investigation Shall Include The South Carolina Bar Assessment Of The Candidate, The Citizens Committee Assessment Of The Candidate, And Public Testimony From Any Witness Appearing Before The Commission; By Amending Section 2-19-80, Relating To The Nomination Of Qualified Candidates By The Judicial Merit Selection Commission, So As To Change The Commission's Process For Nominating Judicial Candidates From The Nomination Of Three Qualified Candidates To The Release Of A List Of All Qualified Candidates To The General Assembly; And By Amending Section 2-19-90, Relating To The Election Of Judges By The General Assembly, So As To Require A Majority Vote From Each House Of The General Assembly.

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Title

Judicial Merit Selection Commission

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2024-01-16SenateReferred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Malloy, Campsen, Sabb, Senn
2023-01-10SenateReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-10SenateIntroduced and read first time
2022-11-30SenateReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2022-11-30SenatePrefiled

Same As/Similar To

S0178 (Similar To) 2024-01-16 - Referred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Malloy, Campsen, Sabb, Senn
S0248 (Similar To) 2024-01-16 - Referred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Malloy, Campsen, Sabb, Senn
H3022 (Similar To) 2023-02-28 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White
H3447 (Similar To) 2023-02-08 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guest, Crawford, Yow, Kilmartin, Vaughan, May, T.A.Morgan, O'Neal, Guffey, Nutt, Lowe, Haddon, Hixon, B.Newton, Neese, Pope, S.Jones
S0444 (Similar To) 2024-01-16 - Referred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Malloy, Campsen, Sabb, Senn
S0450 (Similar To) 2024-01-16 - Referred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Malloy, Campsen, Sabb, Setzler
H4179 (Similar To) 2023-05-04 - Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Rivers
H4183 (Similar To) 2023-05-02 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wooten, Guffey
S0872 (Similar To) 2024-01-16 - Referred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Malloy, Campsen, Sabb, Senn

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
21910(n/a)See Bill Text
21920(n/a)See Bill Text
21980(n/a)See Bill Text
21990(n/a)See Bill Text

South Carolina State Sources


Bill Comments

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