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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

H 3033: Judicial Elections, lawyer-legislators

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

H 3033 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina House on December 5, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Judicial Elections, lawyer-legislators. Primary sponsor: Bill Chumley (Republican), Josiah Magnuson (Republican), Sarita Edgerton (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 12, 2025): Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Edgerton.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 2-19-5, RELATING TO SOUTH CAROLINA JUDICIAL MERIT SELECTION COMMISSION CREATION, APPOINTMENT, AND TERMS, SO AS TO REQUIRE ATTORNEY-LEGISLATORS WHO SERVE ON THE COMMISSION TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THE VOTE AND SCREENING PROCESS OF JUDGES OR JUSTICES THEY APPEAR BEFORE OR HAVE APPEARED BEFORE IN THE PRECEDING FIVE-YEAR PERIOD; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 2-19-90, RELATING TO ELECTION OF JUDGES AND JUSTICES BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN JOINT SESSION, SO AS TO REQUIRE ATTORNEY-LEGISLATORS WHO SERVE ON THE COMMISSION TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THE VOTE AND SCREENING PROCESS OF JUDGES OR JUSTICES THEY APPEAR BEFORE OR HAVE APPEARED BEFORE IN THE PRECEDING FIVE-YEAR PERIOD.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bill ChumleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse35
Josiah MagnusonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Sarita EdgertonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse34

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Edgerton
  2. Referred to Committee on Judiciary
  3. Introduced and read first time
  4. Referred to Committee on Judiciary
  5. Prefiled

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source