H 3951 South Carolina House · 2019-2020 Regular Session

Sheriff qualifications

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-11-110, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE QUALIFICATIONS THAT A SHERIFF MUST POSSESS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THESE QUALIFICATIONS ALSO APPLY TO CANDIDATES FOR SHERIFF, TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES, TO PROVIDE A SHERIFF HOLDING OFFICE ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE AN EXPERIENCED CERTIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR BE ELIGIBLE TO OBTAIN A CLASS 1 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER CERTIFICATE UPON THE COMMENCEMENT OF HIS TERM OF OFFICE, AND TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS. - ratified title

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2019

Committee Review

Apr 2019

House Passage

Apr 2019

Senate Passage

May 2019

Signed into Law

May 2019

Introduced Feb 12, 2019 Signed May 16, 2019

Floor votes · Senate Apr 23, 2019 · House Apr 2, 2019

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 37

Apr 23, 2019

D Democratic12

12 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican24

23 Yea 1

95% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Total actions

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Committee

Amendments

May 16, 2019

Signed into law

Signed By Governor

legislature

May 9, 2019

Upper · Passed

Concurred in House amendment and enrolled

upper

May 8, 2019

Introduced

Returned to Senate with amendments

lower

May 8, 2019

Amended

Senate amendment amended

lower

May 2, 2019

Upper · Passed

Read third time and returned to House with amendments

upper

May 2, 2019

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

Apr 23, 2019

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

Apr 23, 2019

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (36-0-1)

senate

Apr 11, 2019

Upper · Passed

Recalled from Committee on Judiciary

upper

Apr 4, 2019

Committee

Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Shealy, Young, McLeod, Senn

upper

Apr 3, 2019

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

upper

Apr 3, 2019

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Apr 3, 2019

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

Apr 2, 2019

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Apr 2, 2019

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (88-2-14)

house

Mar 27, 2019

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Mar 20, 2019

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

lower

Feb 12, 2019

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

Feb 12, 2019

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

11 primary · 0 co-sponsors