South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024
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H. 4989
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. A.M. Morgan, May, J.L. Johnson, Sessions, T.A. Morgan, B.J. Cox, S. Jones, Oremus, Long, Trantham, O'Neal, White, McCabe, Burns, Landing, Herbkersman, Pace, Willis, Haddon, Harris, Leber, Pedalino and Carter
Companion/Similar bill(s): 215
Document Path: LC-0238AHB24.docx
Introduced in the House on January 31, 2024
Currently residing in the House
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
| Date | Body | Action Description with journal page number |
|---|---|---|
| 1/31/2024 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 11) |
| 1/31/2024 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 11) |
| 2/1/2024 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Carter |
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA code of laws BY ADDING SECTION 2-1-105 SO AS TO PROVIDE AFTER JULY 1, 2024, A PERSON MAY NOT BE ELECTED OR APPOINTED TO A JUDICIAL OFFICE THAT IS FILLED BY ELECTION OR APPOINTMENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IF THAT PERSON IS AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER OF A SITTING MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, OR A FORMER MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WHOSE MOST RECENT TERM OF LEGISLATIVE SERVICE ENDED LESS THAN ONE YEAR PRIOR TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S ELECTION OR APPOINTMENT OF THE OFFICE IN QUESTION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 2 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:
Section 2-1-105. (A) Notwithstanding another provision of law, after July 1, 2024, a person may not be elected or appointed to a judicial office that is filled by election or appointment of the General Assembly if that person is an immediate family member of a:
(1) sitting member of the General Assembly; or
(2) former member of the General Assembly whose most recent term of legislative service ended less than one year prior to the General Assembly's election or appointment of the office in question.
(B) The provisions of this section do not apply to an immediate family member of a sitting member of the General Assembly serving in a judicial office described in subsection (A) on the effective date of this section.
(C) For purposes of this section, the term "immediate family" is as defined in Section 2-17-10(7).
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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