South Carolina Senate Bill 693

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 8-1)
Status: Introduced on March 29 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-16 - Referred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Malloy, Campsen, Sabb, Senn
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 2-19-10(a), Relating To The Judicial Merit Selection Commission, So As To Require The Commission To Only Consider The Qualifications Of A Person Recommended By The Governor For Judicial Office; By Amending Section 2-19-20, Relating To Applications To Fill Judicial Vacancies, So As To Require Applications Be Forwarded To The Governor; By Amending Section 2-19-40, Relating To The Exemption From Holding A Public Hearing For Certain Judicial Candidates, So As To Repeal The Provisions Of The Section; And By Amending Section 2-19-80, Relating To The Nomination Of Qualified Candidates To The General Assembly, So As To Revise The Number Of Candidates That May Be Submitted To The General Assembly.

Judicial Candidates

Sen. George Campsen [R]	Sen. Wes Climer [R]	Sen. Thomas Corbin [R]	Sen. Joshua Kimbrell [R]
Sen. Rex Rice [R]	Sen. Sean Bennett [R]	Sen. Lawrence Grooms [R]	Sen. Michael Fanning [D]
Sen. Danny Verdin [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-16	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Malloy, Campsen, Sabb, Senn
2023-03-29	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-03-29	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	19	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	19	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	19	40	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	19	80	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0693&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/693_20230329.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/fiscalimpactstatements/S0693%202023-03-29%20introduced.pdf