H 3022

  • South Carolina House Bill
  • 2023-2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 10, 2023
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Judicial Merit Selection Commission, membership revised

Abstract

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 2-19-10, RELATING TO THE JUDICIAL MERIT SELECTION COMMISSION'S PROCEDURES AND MEMBERSHIP, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE JUDICIAL MERIT SELECTION COMMISSION SHALL CONSIST OF TWO MEMBERS FROM EACH OF THE SEVEN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS AND ONE MEMBER FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC, APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, WHO SHALL SERVE AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION; TO PROVIDE THAT NO MEMBER MAY SERVE FOR MORE THAN TWO TERMS; TO PROVIDE THAT NO CURRENT MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MAY SERVE ON THE COMMISSION; AND TO PROVIDE THAT A FORMER MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MAY NOT SERVE ON THE COMMISSION UNTIL FIVE YEARS AFTER LEAVING OFFICE.

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Feb 28, 2023

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White

Feb 08, 2023

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: S.Jones, McGinnis

Feb 01, 2023

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Landing

Jan 17, 2023

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Nutt

Jan 10, 2023

House

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

House

Introduced and read first time

Dec 08, 2022

House

Prefiled

House

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

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