H 4974 General Bill, By Lucas, Simrill, Rutherford, Pope, McCoy, G.M. Smith, Bannister, Hart, B. Newton, Bales, Forrest, Henderson-Myers, Weeks, Fry, Hixon and Govan
Summary: Circuit court judges; divisions; increase number of at-large circuit court judges to 17
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 14-5-610, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DIVISION OF THE STATE INTO SIXTEEN JUDICIAL CIRCUITS AND ADDITIONAL AT-LARGE JUDGES, SO AS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF AT-LARGE CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES FROM SIXTEEN TO SEVENTEEN; AND TO AMEND SECTION 63-3-40, RELATING TO FAMILY COURT JUDGES ELECTED FROM EACH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT AND ADDITIONAL AT-LARGE JUDGES, SO AS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF AT-LARGE FAMILY COURT JUDGES FROM EIGHT TO TEN.
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01/21/20	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 6)
01/21/20	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 6)
02/05/20	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (House Journal-page 42)
02/11/20	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hart
02/11/20	House	Debate adjourned until Wed., 2-12-20 (House Journal-page 12)
02/12/20	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.Newton, Bales, Forrest, Henderson-Myers, Weeks
02/12/20	House	Debate adjourned until Thur., 2-13-20 (House Journal-page 30)
02/13/20	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Fry, Hixon, Govan
02/13/20	House	Amended (House Journal-page 6)
02/13/20	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 6)
02/13/20	House	Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-5 (House Journal-page 8)
02/18/20		Scrivener's error corrected
02/18/20	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 6)
02/19/20	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 9)
02/19/20	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 9)