South Carolina Senate Joint Resolution 560 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-26 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Amendment To Section 15, Article V Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, 1895, Relating To Qualifications Of Justices And Judges Of The Supreme Court, The Court Of Appeals, And The Circuit Court, So As To Provide That In Addition To The Qualifications For Justices And Judges Contained In This Section, No Person May Be Elected As The Chief Justice Or As An Associate Justice Of The Supreme Court Or As A Judge Of The Court Of Appeals Who Has Not Previously Served As A Judge Of A Court Of Record In This State.

Judge qualifications

Sen. Maymia McLeod [D]

Sen. Michael Fanning [D]

Sen. Margie Matthews [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-26	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2019-02-26	Senate	Introduced and read first time

H3941 (Similar To) 2019-02-12 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
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Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0560&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/560_20190226.htm