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IntroducedDec 05, 2024
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Passed HouseMar 27, 2025
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Passed Senate
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Signed into Law
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 7-11-15, RELATING TO QUALIFICATIONS TO RUN AS A CANDIDATE IN GENERAL ELECTIONS, SO AS TO SHORTEN THE CANDIDATE FILING PERIOD, TO REQUIRE ALL CANDIDATES FROM EACH POLITICAL PARTY IN THIS STATE TO PAY A FILING FEE, AND TO AUTHORIZE POLITICAL PARTIES TO CHARGE A CERTIFICATION FEE TO ALL CANDIDATES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 7-11-210, RELATING TO THE FILING OF PARTY PLEDGES BY CANDIDATES, SO AS TO CHANGE THE DATE BY WHICH A PARTY PLEDGE MUST BE FILED.
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Senate • Apr 01, 2025: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
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Summary/Bill Text
Comments on H 3557
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Guestprimary
- Crawfordprimary
- Schuesslerprimary
- Hixonprimary
Votes
YES: 87
- Alexander, Terry
- Anderson, Carl L.
- Atkinson, Lucas
- Bailey, William H.
- Ballentine, Nathan
- Bamberg, Justin T.
- Bauer, Heather
- Bernstein, Beth E.
- Bowers, Phillip
- Bradley, Jeffrey A.
- Gary S. Brewer, Jr.
- Bustos, Joseph M.
- Calhoon, Paula Rawl
- Caskey, Micajah P., IV
- Donald G. "Don" Chapman
- Clyburn, William
- Cobb-Hunter, Gilda
- Collins, Neal A.
- Cox, Bobby J.
- Cox, Brandon L.
- Crawford, Heather Ammons
- Davis, Sylleste H.
- Dillard, Chandra E.
- Erickson, Shannon S.
- Forrest, Cally R., Jr.
- Gagnon, Craig A.
- Garvin, Kambrell H.
- Gibson, Daniel
- Gilliam, Leon D.
- Gilliard, Wendell G.
- Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr.
- Guffey, Brandon
- William "Bill" Hager
- Hardee, Kevin
- Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr.
- Hartz, Charles V.
- Hayes, Jackie E.
- Herbkersman, William G.
- Hewitt, Lee
- Hixon, William M.
- Holman, Harriet A.
- Hosey, Lonnie
- Howard, Leon
- Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.
- Kirby, Roger K.
- Landing, Kathy
- Lawson, M. Brian
- Ligon, Thomas R.
- Long, Steven Wayne
- Lowe, Phillip D.
- Luck, Jason S.
- Martin, David
- McCravy, John R., III
- McGinnis, Timothy A.
- Mitchell, Cody T.
- Montgomery, W. Scott, IV
- Moore, JA
- Moore, Travis A.
- Moss, Dennis C.
- James M. "Mike" Neese
- Newton, Brandon
- Newton, Wm. Weston J.
- Oremus, Melissa Lackey
- Pedalino, Fawn M.
- Pope, Thomas E.
- Rankin, Luke S.
- Reese, Robert T.
- Rivers, Michael F., Sr.
- Robbins, Robby
- Rose, Seth
- Sanders, Richard B.
- Schuessler, Carla
- Sessions, Heath
- Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.
- Smith, Marvin
- Spann-Wilder, Tiffany
- Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.
- Taylor, Bill
- Teeple, James E.
- Vaughan, David
- Weeks, J. David
- Wetmore, Elizabeth
- Wickensimer, Paul B.
- Williams, Robert Q.
- Willis, Mark N.
- Wooten, Chris
- Yow, Richard L.
NO: 18
- Beach, Thomas
- Burns, James Mikell
- Chumley, William M.
- Cromer, April
- Duncan, Adam L.
- Edgerton, Sarita L.
- Frank, Stephen
- Gilreath, Thomas Lee
- Huff, William C.
- John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin
- Magnuson, Josiah
- May, Robert J., III
- Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr.
- Morgan, T. Alan
- Pace, Jordan S.
- Terribile, Jackie R.
- Joseph S. "Joe" White
- Whitmire, William R.
NOT VOTING: 12
- Bannister, Bruce W.
- Brittain, Thomas C., Jr.
- Gatch, Gil
- Govan, Jerry N., Jr.
- Grant, Hamilton R.
- Hart, Christopher R.
- Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D. Johnson, Jeffrey E.
- Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.
- Jones, Wendell K.
- King, John Richard C.
- McDaniel, Annie E.
- Rutherford, J. Todd
Actions
- Apr 01, 2025 | Senate
- Introduced and read first time
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Mar 27, 2025 | legislature
- Scrivener's error corrected
- Mar 27, 2025 | House
- Read third time and sent to Senate
- Mar 26, 2025 | House
- Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler, Hixon
- Requests for debate-Rep(s). Magnuson, Beach, Pace, Frank, White, Cromer, Gilreath, Ligon, Terribile, B Newton, Jordan, Guest
- Amended
- Read second time
- Roll call Yeas-87 Nays-18
- Mar 20, 2025 | House
- Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
- Feb 26, 2025 | House
- Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guest, Crawford
- Jan 14, 2025 | House
- Introduced and read first time
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Dec 05, 2024 | House
- Prefiled
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
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