South Carolina 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee

H 4989 — General Assembly, judgeships for immediate family members

Last action — Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Carter

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

A BILL 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.

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Action History

  1. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Carter

  2. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Introduced and read first time

Sponsors

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23 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on

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Not signed on (147)

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Frequently asked questions

What does H 4989 do?
A BILL 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.
Who sponsors H 4989?
H 4989 is sponsored by May, Robert J., III, J.L. Johnson, Representative Heath Sessions, Representative T. Alan Morgan, Jr., Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus, Representative Steven Wayne Long, Representative Joseph S. "Joe" White, Representative Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr., Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns, Representative Kathy Landing, Representative William G. "Bill" Herbkersman, Representative Jordan S. Pace, Representative Mark N. Willis, Representative Patrick B. Haddon, Representative Robert J. "Rob" Harris, Senator Matthew W. "Matt" Leber, Representative Fawn M. Pedalino, Representative Wendell K. Jones, Representative Brandon L. Cox, Carter, Jerry T., O'Neal, David L., and Trantham, Ashley B..
What is the current status of H 4989?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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