Current Status Bill Number:3081 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19950110 Primary Sponsor:Cromer All Sponsors:Cromer, Stuart, Gamble, Simrill, J. Brown, Meacham, Bailey, Haskins, Cato, Kirsh, Harvin, Cotty, Inabinett, Stille, Baxley, Vaughn, Shissias, Walker, Tripp, Keyserling Drafted Document Number:BBM\9695JM.95 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Joint committee to review candidates
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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House 19950110 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ
referred to Committee
House 19941214 Prefiled, referred to Committee 25 HJ
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TO AMEND SECTION 2-19-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE JOINT COMMITTEE TO REVIEW CANDIDATES FOR OFFICES ELECTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, SO AS TO REVISE THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE WHEN REVIEWING CANDIDATES FOR A FAMILY COURT, CIRCUIT COURT, COURT OF APPEALS, OR SUPREME COURT JUDGESHIP.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 2-19-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 2-19-10. (A) Whenever an election is to be held by the General Assembly in Joint Session, including members of the judiciary, a joint committee, composed of eight members, four of whom shall be members of the House of Representatives and four of whom shall be members of the Senate, shall be appointed, except as otherwise provided below, to consider the qualifications of the candidates. Each body shall determine how its respective members shall be selected. Each joint committee shall meet as soon after its appointment as may be practicable and shall elect one of its members as chairman, one as secretary, and such other officers as it may deem desirable.
(B) Where the office to be filled is a family court, circuit court, court of appeals, or Supreme Court judgeship, the joint committee shall consist of:
(1) three members of the House of Representatives;
(2) three members of the Senate; and
(3) three members elected for terms of four years each by the General Assembly in Joint Session from a list of five individuals who are not legislators and who are residents of the State recommended to the General Assembly by the South Carolina Bar. The General Assembly may reject all or a lesser number of the five individuals recommended by the Bar, in which event the Bar shall recommend such additional names as may be necessary to allow the General Assembly to elect three nonlegislator residents of the State to serve on the judicial screening committee. No person elected pursuant to this item shall be eligible for reelection. Vacancies on the committee occurring under this item must be filled in the manner of original selection."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.