H 3463 General Bill, By Howard and Rutherford
Summary: Judicial Merit Selection Commission
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTIONS 2-19-10, 2-19-20, 2-19-25, 2-19-30, 2-19-35, 2-19-70, 2-19-80, 2-19-90, 2-19-100, AND 2-19-110, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, ALL RELATING TO THE JUDICIAL MERIT SELECTION COMMISSION, ALL SO AS TO CHANGE THE COMMISSION'S PROCESS FOR NOMINATING JUDICIAL CANDIDATES FROM THE NOMINATION OF THREE CANDIDATES TO THE RELEASE OF A LIST OF ALL QUALIFIED AND FIT CANDIDATES TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT RACE, GENDER, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AND OTHER DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS BE CONSIDERED BY THE COMMISSION, TO DEFINE THE TERM "IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER", AND TO PROVIDE FURTHER CONFORMING CHANGES.
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02/07/07	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-7
02/07/07	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-7
03/21/07	House	Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-4
03/22/07	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Cobb-Hunter, Miller, Perry, Leach, Frye, Pinson, Ceips, and Taylor HJ-29
03/23/07		Scrivener's error corrected
03/28/07	House	Debate adjourned until Tuesday, April 10, 2007 HJ-35
04/11/07	House	Debate adjourned until Wednesday, April 18, 2007 HJ-35
04/18/07	House	Debate adjourned until Wednesday, April 25, 2007 HJ-100
04/25/07	House	Amended HJ-39
04/25/07	House	Read second time HJ-44
04/25/07	House	Roll call Yeas-97 Nays-16 HJ-44
05/01/07	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-25
05/02/07	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-7
05/02/07	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-7
05/07/07	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Moore (ch), Ford, Ritchie, Knotts, Cleary
01/24/08	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Martin (ch), Ford, Ritchie, Knotts, Cleary