A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 22-8-40, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME MAGISTRATES AND THEIR SALARIES, SO AS TO REVISE THE METHOD OF SETTING A BASE SALARY FOR MAGISTRATES AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS TO FULL-TIME CHIEF AND ASSISTANT CHIEF MAGISTRATES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 22-3-315 SO AS TO ADD AN ASSESSMENT OF FIFTEEN DOLLARS TO ALL CIVIL FILINGS IN MAGISTRATES COURT AND PROVIDE FOR DISTRIBUTION OF THE PROCEEDS.
Bill status
failed
2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
House Failed
Apr 2017
Governor
Introduced Feb 14, 2017
Last action Apr 4, 2017
Floor votes · House Apr 4, 2017
How they voted
39–56
Failed · 23 other
Total votes 118
Apr 4, 2017
D
Democratic42
59% Yea
R
Republican76
63% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Apr 4, 2017
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 4, 2017
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (39-56-23)
house
Mar 29, 2017
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means
lower
Feb 14, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
lower
Feb 14, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Michael A. Pitts
RRepublican
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