State Election Commission
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 7-3-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CREATION, COMPOSITION, POWERS, AND DUTIES OF THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, SO AS TO RECONSTITUTE THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION AND REVISE THE COMMISSION'S COMPOSITION, POWERS, AND DUTIES; AND TO AMEND SECTIONS 7-17-70 AND 7-17-220, BOTH RELATING TO MEETINGS OF THE STATE BOARD, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Last action Feb 9, 2022
Floor votes · Senate May 12, 2021 · House Mar 10, 2021
How they voted
40–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 43
May 12, 2021
D
Democratic13
92% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican29
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
44
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Amendments
4
Feb 9, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Feb 9, 2022
Introduced
Returned to Senate with amendments
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Amended
Senate amendment amended
lower
May 13, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
May 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 12, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-0-3)
senate
May 6, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 10, 2021
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (81-36-4)
house
Feb 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Dec 16, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
28 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bart Blackwell
RRepublican
P
Bill Herbkersman
RRepublican
P
Bill Hixon
RRepublican
P
Bill Taylor
RRepublican
P
Brandon Newton
RRepublican
P
Bruce M. Bryant
RRepublican
P
Cal Forrest
RRepublican
P
Case Brittain
RRepublican
P
Chip Huggins
RRepublican
P
Heather Crawford
RRepublican
P
James H. "Jay" Lucas
RRepublican
P
Jeff Bradley
RRepublican
P
Jeff Johnson
RRepublican
P
John McCravy
RRepublican
P
Lee Hewitt
RRepublican
P
Lonnie Hosey
DDemocratic
P
Mark Smith
RRepublican
P
Micah Caskey
RRepublican
P
Mike Burns
RRepublican
P
Patrick Haddon
RRepublican
P
Russell W. Fry
RRepublican
P
Sandy N. McGarry
RRepublican
P
Shannon Erickson
RRepublican
P
Shedron D. Williams
DDemocratic
P
Tim McGinnis
RRepublican
P
Tommy Pope
RRepublican
P
Weston Newton
RRepublican
P
William Bailey
RRepublican
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