H 3557

  • South Carolina House Bill
  • 2025-2026 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Apr 01, 2025
  • Passed House Mar 27, 2025
  • Senate
  • Governor

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Abstract

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 7-11-15, RELATING TO QUALIFICATIONS TO RUN AS A CANDIDATE IN GENERAL ELECTIONS, SO AS TO SHORTEN THE CANDIDATE FILING PERIOD, TO REQUIRE ALL CANDIDATES FROM EACH POLITICAL PARTY IN THIS STATE TO PAY A FILING FEE, AND TO AUTHORIZE POLITICAL PARTIES TO CHARGE A CERTIFICATION FEE TO ALL CANDIDATES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 7-11-210, RELATING TO THE FILING OF PARTY PLEDGES BY CANDIDATES, SO AS TO CHANGE THE DATE BY WHICH A PARTY PLEDGE MUST BE FILED.

Bill Sponsors (7)

Votes


Actions


Apr 01, 2025

Senate

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Senate

Introduced and read first time

Mar 27, 2025

House

Read third time and sent to Senate

South Carolina Legislature

Scrivener's error corrected

Mar 26, 2025

House

Requests for debate-Rep(s). Magnuson, Beach, Pace, Frank, White, Cromer, Gilreath, Ligon, Terribile, B Newton, Jordan, Guest

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler, Hixon

House

Amended

House

Read second time

House

Roll call Yeas-87 Nays-18

Mar 20, 2025

House

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

Feb 26, 2025

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guest, Crawford

Jan 14, 2025

House

Introduced and read first time

House

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Dec 05, 2024

House

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

House

Prefiled

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