South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

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H. 3147

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Pitts, Simrill and Toole
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ms\7057ahb11.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 4514

Introduced in the House on January 11, 2011
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Judicial Merit Selection Committee

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/7/2010  House   Prefiled
   12/7/2010  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/11/2011  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 62)
   1/11/2011  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 62)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/7/2010

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 2-19-80, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE NOMINATION OF QUALIFIED CANDIDATES BY THE JUDICIAL MERIT SELECTION COMMISSION TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE NAMES OF ALL CANDIDATES WHO ARE CONSTITUTIONALLY AND STATUTORILY QUALIFIED MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY RATHER THAN THE NAMES OF THE THREE CANDIDATES THE COMMISSION DEEMS BEST QUALIFIED.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 2-19-80(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(A)    The commission shall make nominations to the General Assembly of candidates and their qualifications for election to the Supreme Court, court of appeals, circuit court, family court, and the Administrative Law judge division Court. It shall review the qualifications of all applicants for a judicial office and select therefrom and submit to the General Assembly the names and qualifications of the three all candidates whom it considers best who are constitutionally and statutorily qualified for the judicial office under consideration. If fewer than three persons apply to fill a vacancy or if the commission concludes there are fewer than three candidates qualified for a vacancy, it shall submit to the General Assembly only the names and qualifications of those who are considered to be qualified, with a written explanation for submitting fewer than three names."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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