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Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 14-5-610, Relating To The Division Of The State Into Sixteen Judicial Circuits, The Number Of Judges To Be Elected From Each Circuit, And The Election Of At-large Judges Without Regard To County Or Circuit Of Residence, So As To Convert Three At-large Circuit Court Seats To Resident Seats And Create Four New Judgeships; By Amending Section 63-3-40, Relating To The Number Of Family Court Judges To Be Elected From Each Circuit, So As To Convert Four At-large Family Court Seats To Resident Seats; And By Amending Section 9-8-60, Relating To Retirement Of Judges, Solicitors, And Circuit Public Defenders, So As To Require Eight Years Of Earned Service Rather Than Ten. - Ratified Title

Status
Passed
Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date
May 26, 2026
170 days ago
Current chamber
Senate
Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
SC H 4805 · PassedMay 26

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Bill details

Last action
Act No. 154 · May 26, 2026

Sponsors

WNWeston NewtonRepresentative · Republican · HD-120Primary sponsor
CMCody MitchellRepresentative · Republican · HD-065
BNBrandon NewtonRepresentative · Republican · HD-045
TPThomas PopeRepresentative · Republican · HD-047
JWJoe WhiteRepresentative · Republican · HD-040
RRRobby RobbinsRepresentative · Republican · HD-097
CHChristopher HartRepresentative · Democrat · HD-073

Bill history

Newest first.

May 26, 2026Act No. 154
May 26, 2026Effective date 05/15/26
May 15, 2026Signed By Governor
May 14, 2026Ratified R 205
May 6, 2026Read third time and enrolledSenate
May 5, 2026Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0Senate
May 5, 2026Read second timeSenate
Apr 7, 2026Referred to Committee on JudiciarySenate
Show 13 earlier actions
Apr 7, 2026Introduced and read first timeSenate
Apr 2, 2026Read third time and sent to SenateHouse
Apr 1, 2026Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0House
Apr 1, 2026Read second timeHouse
Apr 1, 2026AmendedHouse
Apr 1, 2026Member(s) request name added as sponsor: HartHouse
Mar 31, 2026Committee report: Favorable with amendment JudiciaryHouse
Mar 31, 2026Member(s) request name added as sponsor: RobbinsHouse
Jan 20, 2026Member(s) request name added as sponsor: WhiteHouse
Jan 13, 2026Referred to Committee on JudiciaryHouse
Jan 13, 2026Introduced and read first timeHouse
Dec 16, 2025Referred to Committee on JudiciaryHouse
Dec 16, 2025PrefiledHouse

Recorded votes

House: Passage Of BillApr 1, 2026 · House · 109 yea · 0 nayPassed
Senate: 2nd ReadingMay 5, 2026 · Senate · 45 yea · 0 nayPassed

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