South Carolina Senate Bill 450

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

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 2-19-10, Relating To Judicial Merit Selection Commission, Appointment, Qualifications, And Term Of Office, So As To Provide That Two Members Must Be Appointed From Each Congressional District And One Member Must Be Appointed By The Governor, Who Shall Serve As Chairman; To Provide That Members Are Appointed By Congressional District Legislative Delegations; To Limit Commission Membership To Two Terms; To Prohibit Members Of The General Assembly From Serving On The Commission; To Provide That The Commission Shall Elect Officers; To Provide That Former Members Of The General Assembly Must Be Out Of Office For Five Years Before Serving On The Commission; And To Provide That Current Judges And Former Judges May Not Serve On The Commission; And By Amending Section 2-19-80, Relating To The Nomination Of Qualified Candidates To The General Assembly, So As To Provide That All Qualified Candidates Must Be Submitted To The General Assembly.

JMSC Reform

Sen. Thomas Corbin [R]	Sen. Billy Garrett [R]	Sen. Joshua Kimbrell [R]	Sen. Wes Climer [R]
Sen. Harvey Peeler [R]	Sen. Katrina Shealy [R]	Sen. Michael Johnson [R]	Sen. Richard Cash [R]
Sen. Rex Rice [R]	Sen. Dwight Loftis [R]	Sen. Sean Bennett [R]	Sen. Thomas Davis [R]
Sen. Lawrence Grooms [R]	Sen. Michael Gambrell [R]	Sen. Ronnie Cromer [R]	Sen. Danny Verdin [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-16	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Malloy, Campsen, Sabb, Setzler
2023-01-25	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-25	Senate	Introduced and read first time

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S0444 (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
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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

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	19	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	19	80	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0450&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/450_20230125.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/fiscalimpactstatements/S0450%202023-01-25%20introduced.pdf