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H 3052 General Bill, By W.D. Smith, Harrison, Whatley and Cotty
Summary: Judicial Merit Selection Commission, to publicize judicial vacancies in newspapers; Courts, General Assembly, Elections
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 2-19-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE JUDICIAL MERIT SELECTION COMMISSION ANNOUNCING AND PUBLICIZING JUDICIAL VACANCIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMISSION, IN TIMELY FASHION, MUST SEND A NEWS RELEASE TO EACH NEWSPAPER OF DAILY CIRCULATION IN THE STATE THAT CONTAINS THE NAMES OF THE CANDIDATES, THE DATE, PLACE, AND TIME OF JUDICIAL SCREENING HEARINGS, AND ALSO CONTAINS A STATEMENT ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC INPUT IN THE SCREENING PROCESS, AND TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSION TO REQUEST OF EACH NEWSPAPER THAT THE NEWS RELEASE BE PUBLISHED ON AT LEAST ONE-HALF OF ONE NEWSPAPER PAGE, AND TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSION TO SEND THE NEWS RELEASE TO APPLICABLE BAR ORGANIZATIONS.
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Summary: Judicial Merit Selection Commission, to publicize judicial vacancies in newspapers; Courts, General Assembly, Elections
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 2-19-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE JUDICIAL MERIT SELECTION COMMISSION ANNOUNCING AND PUBLICIZING JUDICIAL VACANCIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMISSION, IN TIMELY FASHION, MUST SEND A NEWS RELEASE TO EACH NEWSPAPER OF DAILY CIRCULATION IN THE STATE THAT CONTAINS THE NAMES OF THE CANDIDATES, THE DATE, PLACE, AND TIME OF JUDICIAL SCREENING HEARINGS, AND ALSO CONTAINS A STATEMENT ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC INPUT IN THE SCREENING PROCESS, AND TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSION TO REQUEST OF EACH NEWSPAPER THAT THE NEWS RELEASE BE PUBLISHED ON AT LEAST ONE-HALF OF ONE NEWSPAPER PAGE, AND TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSION TO SEND THE NEWS RELEASE TO APPLICABLE BAR ORGANIZATIONS.
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| 12/06/00 | House | Prefiled |
| 12/06/00 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 01/09/01 | House | Introduced and read first time HJ-32 |
| 01/09/01 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-32 |
| 01/24/01 | House | Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-2 |
| 01/25/01 | House | Read second time HJ-13 |
| 01/25/01 | House | Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day HJ-15 |
| 01/26/01 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-2 |
| 01/30/01 | Senate | Introduced and read first time SJ-20 |
| 01/30/01 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-20 |