South Carolina Senate Joint Resolution 285 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-08 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Section 3, Article V Of The Constitution Of This State, Relating To The Election Of Members Of The Supreme Court, Section 8, Article V, Relating To The Election Of Judges Of The Court Of Appeals, Section 13, Article V, Relating To Judicial Circuits And Circuit Court Judges, Section 18, Article V, Relating To Vacancies In These Judicial Offices, And Section 27, Article V, Relating To The Judicial Merit Selection Commission, To Provide That Supreme Court Justices, Judges Of The Court Of Appeals, And Circuit Court Judges Shall Be Appointed By The Governor, Subject To The Advice And Consent Of The Senate, And To Provide For The Composition Of The Judicial Merit Selection Commission.

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Sen. Scott Talley [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2019-01-08	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2018-12-12	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2018-12-12	Senate	Prefiled

S0925 (Similar To) 2020-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0285&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/285_20181212.htm