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IntroducedDec 16, 2025
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
South Carolina House Bill
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 2-19-5, 2-19-20, 2-19-30, 2-19-35, 2-19-50, 2-19-60 AND 2-19-70, ALL RELATING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA JUDICIAL MERIT SELECTION COMMISSION SCREENING AND ELECTION OF JUSTICES AND JUDGES, SO AS TO REVISE THE STAFFING AND APPOINTMENT PROCESS OF THE COMMISSION AND TRANSFER THAT AUTHORITY TO THE GOVERNOR, TO PROHIBIT SITTING MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND CERTAIN FAMILY MEMBERS FROM SERVING ON THE COMMISSION, TO PROHIBIT THE COMMISSION FROM CONSIDERING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION CRITERIA ALONG WITH OTHER SIMILAR CRITERIA, AND TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES.
Last Action See all actions
House • Feb 05, 2026: Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
House Calendar: SECOND READING STATEWIDE UNCONTESTED BILLS
Position: 7
Summary
Comments on H 4755
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors

- G.M. Smithprimary

- Caskeyprimary
- Jordanprimary
- Baileyprimary
- Ballentineprimary
- Brewerprimary
- Brittainprimary
- Chapmanprimary
- Crawfordprimary
- Cromerprimary
- Davisprimary
- Duncanprimary
- Edgertonprimary
- Forrestprimary
- Gagnonprimary
- Gilliamprimary
- Guestprimary
- Guffeyprimary
- Hagerprimary
- Hardeeprimary
- Hartzprimary
- Herbkersmanprimary
- Hewittprimary
- Hiottprimary
- Hixonprimary
- Holmanprimary
- Huffprimary
- Kilmartinprimary
- Lawsonprimary
- Longprimary
- Loweprimary
- Magnusonprimary
- Martinprimary
- McCravyprimary
- McGinnisprimary
- C. Mitchellprimary
- B. Newtonprimary
- Oremusprimary
- Paceprimary
- Pedalinoprimary
- Popeprimary
- Rankinprimary
- Sandersprimary
- Schuesslerprimary
- Sessionsprimary
- M.M. Smithprimary
- Taylorprimary
- Teepleprimary
- Terribileprimary
- Vaughanprimary
- Whiteprimary
- Whitmireprimary
- Willisprimary
- Yowprimary
- Ericksonprimary
- Chumleyprimary
- Fordprimary
- Lastingerprimary
- Wickensimerprimary
Votes
Actions
- Feb 05, 2026 | House
- Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
- Jan 21, 2026 | House
- Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lastinger, Wickensimer
- Jan 14, 2026 | House
- Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ford
- Jan 13, 2026 | House
- Introduced and read first time
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Dec 16, 2025 | House
- Prefiled
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
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