South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024

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S. 1275

STATUS INFORMATION

Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Senators Rankin, Sabb, Talley and Alexander
Document Path: SJ-0006EC-EC24.docx

Introduced in the Senate on April 18, 2024
Introduced in the House on April 30, 2024
Adopted by the General Assembly on April 30, 2024

Summary: Supreme Court Election

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
4/18/2024 Senate Introduced (Senate Journal-page 5)
4/18/2024 Senate Referred to Committee on Operations and Management (Senate Journal-page 5)
4/24/2024 Senate Recalled from Committee on Operations and Management (Senate Journal-page 7)
4/24/2024 Senate Polled out of committee Operations and Management (Senate Journal-page 53)
4/24/2024 Senate Committee report: Favorable Operations and Management (Senate Journal-page 53)
4/25/2024 Scrivener's error corrected
4/25/2024 Senate Adopted, sent to House (Senate Journal-page 47)
4/30/2024 House Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

04/18/2024
04/24/2024
04/25/2024



Polled Out Of Committee

Majority Favorable

April 24, 2024

S. 1275

Introduced by Senators Rankin, Sabb, Talley and Alexander

S. Printed 04/24/24--S.   [SEC 4/25/2024 11:01 AM]

Read the first time April 18, 2024

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The committee on Senate Operations and Management

To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (S. 1275) to fix noon on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, as the time to elect a successor to a certain judge of the Supreme Court, Seat 3, and the successor will fill the unexpired, etc., respectfully

Report:

Has polled the Concurrent Resolution out majority favorable.

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A concurrent RESOLUTION

TO FIX NOON ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 2024, AS THE TIME TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT, SEAT 3, AND THE SUCCESSOR WILL FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF THAT OFFICE, WHICH WILL EXPIRE JULY 31, 2028.

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

That in the absence of Joint Rules, the General Assembly by this resolution agrees to bind itself subject to the terms of this resolution and to the requirements of Art. III Section 20 and Section 22 of the South Carolina Constitution and the provisions of Chapter 19, Title 2 of the South Carolina Code of Laws, 1976, relating to elections of members of the judiciary.

That the Senate and the House of Representatives shall meet in joint assembly in the Hall of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at noon to elect a successor to the Honorable John W. Kittredge, Justice of the Supreme Court, Seat 3, and the successor will serve the remainder of the unexpired term, which will expire July 31, 2028.

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