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SC S 248

died on adjournment

Constitutional amendment proposed, Commissioner of Agriculture

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 7, ARTICLE VI OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS OF THIS STATE, SO AS TO DELETE THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE FROM THE LIST OF STATE OFFICERS WHICH THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES TO BE ELECTED AND PROVIDE THAT THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE MUST BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, UPON THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE, FOR A TERM COTERMINOUS WITH THE GOVERNOR UPON THE EXPIRATION OF THE TERM OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE SERVING IN OFFICE ON THE DATE OF THE RATIFICATION OF THIS PROVISION.

Introduced
2025-01-21
Status date
Latest action
2025-01-21 — Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Bill type
joint resolution
Last updated

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-21

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  2. 2025-01-21

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

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