South Carolina 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee

H 3161 — Solicitors, salaries

Last action — Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

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    Introduced
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    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 2019-2020 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 SECTION 1-7-325, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CIRCUIT SOLICITOR SALARIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE CIRCUIT SOLICITORS MUST RECEIVE SALARIES NOT LESS THAN THE SALARY PAID TO THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA; TO AMEND SECTION 1-1-1210, RELATING TO THE ANNUAL SALARIES OF CERTAIN STATEWIDE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT, BEGINNING IN 2020, AND EVERY FOUR YEARS THEREAFTER, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN THE ANNUAL GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, MUST PROVIDE A SALARY FOR THE GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, SECRETARY OF STATE, STATE TREASURER, ATTORNEY GENERAL, COMPTROLLER GENERAL, SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, ADJUTANT GENERAL, AND COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE THAT BEGINS WITH THE NEW TERMS OF THOSE OFFICERS AND CONTINUES FOR THE FOUR YEARS OF THOSE TERMS; TO AMEND SECTION 14-1-200, RELATING TO THE SALARIES OF SUPREME COURT JUSTICES AND COURT OF APPEALS, CIRCUIT COURT, AND FAMILY COURT JUDGES, SO AS TO PROVIDE A SALARY SCHEDULE FOR THOSE MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIARY; TO AMEND SECTION 14-11-30, RELATING TO THE SALARY SCHEDULE FOR MASTER-IN-EQUITY SALARIES, SO AS TO BASE THE SCHEDULE FORMULA ON THE SALARIES OF CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES; TO AMEND SECTION 17-3-510, RELATING TO CIRCUIT PUBLIC DEFENDER SALARIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE CIRCUIT PUBLIC DEFENDERS MUST RECEIVE SALARIES NOT LESS THAN THE SALARY PAID TO THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA; TO AMEND SECTION 22-8-40, RELATING TO MAGISTRATE SALARIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE A PAY SCHEDULE BASED ON SALARIES PAID TO CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 42-3-40, RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSIONER SALARIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE COMMISSIONERS MUST RECEIVE SALARIES EQUAL TO EIGHTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE SALARIES PAID TO CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES.

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Action History

  1. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

  2. Introduced and read first time

  3. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

  4. Prefiled

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Frequently asked questions

What does H 3161 do?
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 1-7-325, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CIRCUIT SOLICITOR SALARIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE CIRCUIT SOLICITORS MUST RECEIVE SALARIES NOT LESS THAN THE SALARY PAID TO THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA; TO AMEND SECTION 1-1-1210, RELATING TO THE ANNUAL SALARIES OF CERTAIN STATEWIDE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT, BEGINNING IN 2020, AND EVERY FOUR YEARS THEREAFTER, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN THE ANNUAL GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, MUST PROVIDE A SALARY FOR THE GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, SECRETARY OF STATE, STATE TREASURER, ATTORNEY GENERAL, COMPTROLLER GENERAL, SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, ADJUTANT GENERAL, AND COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE THAT BEGINS WITH THE NEW TERMS OF THOSE OFFICERS AND CONTINUES FOR THE FOUR YEARS OF THOSE TERMS; TO AMEND SECTION 14-1-200, RELATING TO THE SALARIES OF SUPREME COURT JUSTICES AND COURT OF APPEALS, CIRCUIT COURT, AND FAMILY COURT JUDGES, SO AS TO PROVIDE A SALARY SCHEDULE FOR THOSE MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIARY; TO AMEND SECTION 14-11-30, RELATING TO THE SALARY SCHEDULE FOR MASTER-IN-EQUITY SALARIES, SO AS TO BASE THE SCHEDULE FORMULA ON THE SALARIES OF CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES; TO AMEND SECTION 17-3-510, RELATING TO CIRCUIT PUBLIC DEFENDER SALARIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE CIRCUIT PUBLIC DEFENDERS MUST RECEIVE SALARIES NOT LESS THAN THE SALARY PAID TO THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA; TO AMEND SECTION 22-8-40, RELATING TO MAGISTRATE SALARIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE A PAY SCHEDULE BASED ON SALARIES PAID TO CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 42-3-40, RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSIONER SALARIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE COMMISSIONERS MUST RECEIVE SALARIES EQUAL TO EIGHTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE SALARIES PAID TO CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES.
Who sponsors H 3161?
H 3161 is sponsored by Representative J. Todd Rutherford and Representative William "Bill" Clyburn.
What is the current status of H 3161?
This bill died with 2019-2020 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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