A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 22-2-5(A) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE ELIGIBILITY EXAMINATION FOR MAGISTRATES, TO EXTEND THE TIME PERIOD FOR THE VALIDITY OF THE EXAMINATION SCORES FROM SIX MONTHS BEFORE AND SIX MONTHS AFTER THE TIME THE APPOINTMENT IS TO BE MADE TO ONE YEAR BEFORE AND TWO YEARS AFTER THE TIME THE APPOINTMENT IS TO BE MADE.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2017
Last action Feb 16, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2017
How they voted
21–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 22
Feb 14, 2017
D
Democratic7
100% Yea
R
Republican15
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Feb 16, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Feb 16, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Feb 15, 2017
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Feb 14, 2017
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (21-0-1)
senate
Feb 8, 2017
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
upper
Jan 20, 2017
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Sabb, Talley
upper
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 13, 2016
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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