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H*3696 Session 124 (2021-2022)
H 3696 {Rat #266, Act #232 of 2022} General Bill, By Lucas, G.M.Smith, Murphy,
Simrill, Rutherford, Bannister, Bradley, Erickson, Gatch, Herbkersman, Kimmons,
W.Newton, Rivers, Stavrinakis, Weeks, S.Williams, McGarry, Carter, Hart,
Jefferson , R.Williams, Govan and Thigpen
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 14-5-610, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
RELATING TO THE DIVISION OF THE STATE INTO SIXTEEN JUDICIAL CIRCUITS, SO AS TO
INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES BY ONE IN THE SECOND, NINTH,
FOURTEENTH, AND FIFTEENTH CIRCUITS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 63-3-40, RELATING TO
FAMILY COURT JUDGES ELECTED FROM EACH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SO AS TO INCREASE BY
ONE THE NUMBER OF FAMILY COURT JUDGES IN THE FIRST, SEVENTH, AND SIXTEENTH
CIRCUITS. - ratified title
01/14/21 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 572)
01/14/21 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
(House Journal-page 572)
01/26/21 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McGarry
02/11/21 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Carter
02/18/21 House Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
(House Journal-page 50)
02/23/21 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hart,
 Jefferson, R.Williams
02/23/21 House Debate adjourned until Wed., 2-24-21
(House Journal-page 30)
02/24/21 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Govan, Thigpen
02/24/21 House Read second time (House Journal-page 25)
02/24/21 House Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-2 (House Journal-page 25)
02/25/21 House Read third time and sent to Senate
(House Journal-page 12)
02/25/21 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 8)
02/25/21 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
(Senate Journal-page 8)
03/19/21 Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Young (ch), Sabb,
Matthews, Garrett, M.Johnson
05/05/21 Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 10)
05/06/21 Scrivener's error corrected
05/12/21 Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 41)
05/13/21 Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 21)
05/13/21 Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 21)
05/13/21 Senate Read third time and returned to House with
amendments (Senate Journal-page 21)
05/13/21 Senate Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-3 (Senate Journal-page 21)
05/18/21 Scrivener's error corrected
01/26/22 House Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary
(House Journal-page 22)
03/30/22 House Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
(House Journal-page 22)
03/31/22 House Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
(House Journal-page 17)
03/31/22 House Roll call Yeas-0 Nays-104 (House Journal-page 18)
04/05/22 Senate Senate insists upon amendment and conference
committee appointed Rankin, Hutto, Talley
(Senate Journal-page 11)
04/06/22 House Conference committee appointed GM Smith,
Rutherford, W Newton (House Journal-page 9)
06/15/22 Senate Conference report received and adopted
(Senate Journal-page 164)
06/15/22 Senate Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-1 (Senate Journal-page 164)
06/15/22 House Conference report received and adopted
(House Journal-page 64)
06/15/22 House Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 66)
06/15/22 House Ordered enrolled for ratification
(House Journal-page 234)
06/16/22 Ratified R 266
06/17/22 Signed By Governor
06/28/22 Effective date 06/17/22
06/28/22 Act No. 232
H. 3696
(A232, R266, H3696)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 14-5-610, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DIVISION OF THE STATE INTO SIXTEEN JUDICIAL CIRCUITS, SO AS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES BY ONE IN THE SECOND, NINTH, FOURTEENTH, AND FIFTEENTH CIRCUITS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 63-3-40, RELATING TO FAMILY COURT JUDGES ELECTED FROM EACH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SO AS TO INCREASE BY ONE THE NUMBER OF FAMILY COURT JUDGES IN THE FIRST, SEVENTH, AND SIXTEENTH CIRCUITS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Additional circuit court judges
SECTION 1. Section 14-5-610(B) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(B) One judge must be elected from the sixth and twelfth circuits. Two judges must be elected from the first, second, third, fourth, seventh, eighth, tenth, eleventh, and sixteenth circuits. Three judges must be elected from the fifth, fourteenth, and fifteenth circuits. Four judges must be elected from the ninth and thirteenth circuits."
Additional family court judges
SECTION 2. Section 63-3-40(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(A) The General Assembly shall elect a number of family court judges from each judicial circuit as follows:
First Circuit Four Judges
Second Circuit Two Judges
Third Circuit Three Judges
Fourth Circuit Three Judges
Fifth Circuit Four Judges
Sixth Circuit Two Judges
Seventh Circuit Four Judges
Eighth Circuit Three Judges
Ninth Circuit Six Judges
Tenth Circuit Three Judges
Eleventh Circuit Three Judges
Twelfth Circuit Three Judges
Thirteenth Circuit Six Judges
Fourteenth Circuit Three Judges
Fifteenth Circuit Three Judges
Sixteenth Circuit Three Judges."
Judicial Merit Selection Commission process
SECTION 3. The Judicial Merit Selection Commission shall begin the process of nominating candidates for the judicial offices authorized by the provisions of SECTIONS 1 and 2. The General Assembly then shall elect these judges from the nominees of the commission; except that, the nominating process may not begin until funding for the additional judges is provided in the general appropriations act.
Time effective
SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 16th day of June, 2022.
Approved the 17th day of June, 2022.
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