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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

S 336: Judicial Elections

Enacted 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

S 336 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina Senate on February 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Judicial Elections. Primary sponsor: Tom Alexander (Republican), Shane Massey (Republican), Luke Rankin (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 6, 2026): Act No. 95.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 2-19-90, RELATING TO JUDICIAL ELECTIONS BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN JOINT SESSION, SO AS TO SET THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF MARCH FOR THE ELECTIONS OF JUDGES BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 2-19-80, RELATING TO THE JUDICIAL MERIT SELECTION COMMISSION AND NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES, SO AS TO REVISE THE TIME FRAME FOR THE RELEASE OF THE COMMISSION'S FORMAL REPORT AS TO QUALIFICATIONS OF ITS NOMINEES. - RATIFIED TITLE

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tom AlexanderPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Shane MasseyPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Luke RankinPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate33

“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. Act No. 95
  2. Effective date 02/05/26
  3. Signed By Governor
  4. Ratified R 98
  5. Read third time and enrolled
  6. Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
  7. Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0
  8. Read second time
  9. Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
  10. Referred to Committee on Judiciary
  11. Introduced and read first time
  12. Read third time and sent to House

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

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