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H 3557 General Bill, By B. Newton, Pedalino, Taylor, Guest, Crawford, Schuessler and Hixon
Summary: Candidate filing
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.
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Summary: Candidate filing
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.
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| 12/05/24 | House | Prefiled |
| 12/05/24 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 01/14/25 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 244) |
| 01/14/25 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 244) |
| 02/26/25 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guest, Crawford |
| 03/20/25 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (House Journal-page 8) |
| 03/26/25 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler, Hixon |
| 03/26/25 | House | Requests for debate-Rep(s). Magnuson, Beach, Pace, Frank, White, Cromer, Gilreath, Ligon, Terribile, B Newton, Jordan, Guest (House Journal-page 25) |
| 03/26/25 | House | Amended (House Journal-page 49) |
| 03/26/25 | House | Read second time (House Journal-page 49) |
| 03/26/25 | House | Roll call Yeas-87 Nays-18 (House Journal-page 51) |
| 03/27/25 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 32) |
| 03/27/25 | Scrivener's error corrected |