South Carolina Senate Bill 98

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-01-10 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 2-20-30, Relating To Public Hearings Of Nonjudicial Candidates, So As To Eliminate The Requirement That Hearings Be Conducted No Later Than Two Weeks Prior To The Date Set For The Election, To Provide That Candidates May Not Obtain Pledges Or Commitments Until The Twelfth Day After The Names Of The Nominees Have Been Released, And To Require That A Period Of Twenty-two Days Elapse Between The Date That The Report Of Nominations Is Released And The Time Set For The Election.

Nonjudicial candidates, pledges and election

Sen. George Campsen [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-10	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2022-11-30	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2022-11-30	Senate	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	20	30	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0098&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/98_20220112.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/98_20221201.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/fiscalimpactstatements/S0098%202023-01-10%20introduced.pdf