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SC H 4259

in committee

Oath of office

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 29 TO CHAPTER 1, TITLE 1 SO AS TO REQUIRE ALL MEMBERS OF ALL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS OF BOTH THE STATE AND ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, TO TAKE THE CONSTITUTIONAL OATH OF OFFICE BEFORE TAKING OFFICE.

Introduced
2025-03-27
Status date
Latest action
2025-04-08 — Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kilmartin, White
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Teepleprimary
  • Riversprimary
  • Gibsonprimary
  • Bauerprimary
  • Oremusprimary
  • Cromerprimary
  • Gilreathprimary
  • Hartzprimary
  • Davisprimary
  • McCravyprimary
  • Lawsonprimary
  • Beachprimary
  • Calhoonprimary
  • Caskeyprimary
  • Guffeyprimary
  • Martinprimary
  • Terribileprimary
  • T. Mooreprimary
  • Williamsprimary
  • Clyburnprimary
  • Neeseprimary
  • Chapmanprimary
  • Ligonprimary
  • Hagerprimary
  • Wootenprimary
  • Guestprimary
  • Bradleyprimary
  • Ericksonprimary
  • C. Mitchellprimary
  • Vaughanprimary
  • Hartnettprimary
  • Bustosprimary
  • Landingprimary
  • Brewerprimary
  • Gatchprimary
  • Robbinsprimary
  • M.M. Smithprimary
  • Yowprimary
  • Hoseyprimary
  • Rankinprimary
  • Gilliamprimary
  • Sessionsprimary
  • McGinnisprimary
  • Brittainprimary
  • B.J. Coxprimary
  • Whitmireprimary
  • Wickensimerprimary
  • Hardeeprimary
  • McCabeprimary
  • Luckprimary
  • Atkinsonprimary
  • Ballentineprimary
  • Bannisterprimary
  • Bowersprimary
  • Collinsprimary
  • Gagnonprimary
  • Hayesprimary
  • Hixonprimary
  • Holmanprimary
  • Jordanprimary
  • Montgomeryprimary
  • Mossprimary
  • Stavrinakisprimary
  • Taylorprimary
  • Willisprimary
  • Kilmartinprimary
  • Whiteprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-27

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  2. 2025-03-27

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-04-08

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kilmartin, White

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

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Attribution

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