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SC S 38

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Special Elections

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did SC S 38 pass?

Not yet. SC S 38 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-02-13): Referred to Committee on Judiciary

What is SC S 38 about?

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 7-13-190, RELATING TO SPECIAL ELECTIONS TO FILL VACANCIES IN OFFICE, SO AS TO REQUIRE SPECIAL ELECTIONS TO BE HELD ONLY ON CERTAIN ENUMERATED DATES.

Who sponsors SC S 38?

Campsen, Zell are the primary sponsors of SC S 38.

Description

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 7-13-190, RELATING TO SPECIAL ELECTIONS TO FILL VACANCIES IN OFFICE, SO AS TO REQUIRE SPECIAL ELECTIONS TO BE HELD ONLY ON CERTAIN ENUMERATED DATES.

Introduced
2025-01-14
Latest action
2025-02-13 — Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Campsenprimary
  • Zellprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-02-13

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-13

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-02-12

    Read third time and sent to House

    passage,reading-3

  4. 2025-02-11

    Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0

  5. 2025-02-11

    Read second time

    reading-2

  6. 2025-02-11

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  7. 2025-02-11

    Committee Amendment Adopted

    amendment-passage

  8. 2025-02-06

    Scrivener's error corrected

  9. 2025-02-05

    Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-01-16

    Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Johnson, Kimbrell, Devine, Blackmon, Sutton, Zell

  11. 2025-01-14

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  12. 2025-01-14

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  13. 2024-12-11

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  14. 2024-12-11

    Prefiled

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 2nd Reading

    2025-02-11 · pass · 40-0

    Member-level votes (46)
    • Adams, Brian: yes
    • Alexander, Thomas C.: yes
    • Allen, Karl B.: yes
    • Bennett, Sean M.: yes
    • Campsen, George E., III: yes
    • Cash, Richard J.: yes
    • Chaplin, JD: yes
    • Climer, Wes: yes
    • Corbin, Thomas D.: yes
    • Cromer, Ronnie W.: yes
    • Davis, Tom: yes
    • Devine, Tameika Isaac: yes
    • Elliott, Jason: yes
    • Fernandez, Tom: yes
    • Garrett, Billy: yes
    • Goldfinch, Stephen L.: yes
    • Graham, Jeffrey R.: yes
    • Grooms, Lawrence K.: yes
    • Hembree, Greg: yes
    • Johnson, Michael: yes
    • Kennedy, Carlisle: yes
    • Kimbrell, Josh: yes
    • Leber, Matthew W.: yes
    • Martin, Shane R.: yes
    • Massey, A. Shane: yes
    • Nutt, Roger A.: yes
    • Ott, Russell L.: yes
    • Peeler, Harvey S., Jr.: yes
    • Rankin, Luke A.: yes
    • Rice, Rex F.: yes
    • Sabb, Ronnie A.: yes
    • Stubbs, Everett: yes
    • Sutton, Ed: yes
    • Tedder, Deon T.: yes
    • Turner, Ross: yes
    • Verdin, Daniel B., III: yes
    • Walker, Overture: yes
    • Williams, Kent M.: yes
    • Young, Tom, Jr.: yes
    • Zell, Jeff: yes
    • Blackmon, Allen: excused
    • Gambrell, Michael W.: excused
    • Hutto, Brad: excused
    • Jackson, Darrell: excused
    • Matthews, Margie Bright: excused
    • Reichenbach, Mike: excused

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