Senator Campsen proposes the following amendment (SFGF-336.BC0002S):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to read:

SECTION X. Section 2-19-80(E) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 (E) A period of at least twenty-two days must elapse between the date of the commission's nominations to the General Assembly and The commission must formally release its report as to the qualifications of its nominees to the General Assembly not less than twenty-three days before the date the General Assembly conducts the election for these judgeships.

Amend the bill further, by striking SECTION 2 and inserting:

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governoron July 1, 2025.

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.