H 3022 General Bill, By Magnuson, Burns, Chumley, Pace, Beach, Harris, Nutt, Landing, S. Jones, McGinnis and White
Similar (S 0130, S 0178, S 0248, S 0444, S 0450, S 0872, H 3447, H 4179, H 4183)
Summary: Judicial Merit Selection Commission, membership revised
    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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12/08/22	House	Prefiled
12/08/22	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/10/23	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 43)
01/10/23	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 43)
01/17/23	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Nutt
02/01/23	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Landing
02/08/23	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: S.Jones, McGinnis
02/28/23	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White