Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3195 Primary Sponsor:Corning Committee Number:25 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Indirect solicitation Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Date Tabled:19930203 Computer Document Number:CYY/15015DW.93 Introduced Date:19930120 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19930203 Last History Type:Tabled in Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Corning G. Brown Shissias Harrison Jaskwhich Kirsh Robinson A. Young Wells Haskins Graham Meacham Simrill Vaughn J. Wilder Stone D. Wilder Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved
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3195 House 19930203 Tabled in Committee 25
3195 House 19930120 Introduced, read first time, 25
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND ACT 610 OF 1990, RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY, SO AS TO EXTEND THE LIMIT ON DIRECT SOLICITING OF MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR VOTES FOR JUDICIAL CANDIDATES BEFORE THE QUALIFICATIONS OF ALL CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICE ARE DETERMINED BY THE JUDICIAL SCREENING COMMITTEE TO INDIRECT SOLICITATION, TO DEFINE INDIRECT SOLICITATION, AND TO DESIGNATE SECTION 6, PART IV, ACT 610 OF 1990 AS SECTION 2-19-70, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 6, Part IV of Act 610 of 1990 is designated as Section 2-19-70 of the 1976 Code and amended to read:
"Section 2-19-70. No candidate for judicial office may seek directly or indirectly the pledge of a member of the General Assembly's vote until the qualifications of all candidates for that office have been determined by the judicial screening committee, nor may a member offer the pledge until the qualifications of all candidates for that office have been determined by the judicial screening committee. For purposes of this section, indirectly seeking a pledge means the candidate or someone acting on behalf of and at the request of the candidate requesting a person to contact a member of the General Assembly seeking a pledge on behalf of the candidate."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.