H 5038 South Carolina House · 2021-2022 Regular Session

Constitutional amendment, Qualifications of officers

Summary

A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1, ARTICLE XVII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE QUALIFICATIONS OF OFFICERS, SO AS TO EXEMPT DEPUTY SHERIFFS FROM THE REQUIREMENT THAT THEY POSSESS THE QUALIFICATIONS OF AN ELECTOR, AND TO REMOVE ARCHAIC REFERENCES.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2022

Committee Review

Mar 2022

House Passage

Mar 2022

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 24, 2022 Last action Mar 30, 2022

Floor votes · House Mar 8, 2022

How they voted

106–0

Passed · 15 other

Total votes 121

Mar 8, 2022

D Democratic43

34 Yea 9

79% Yea

R Republican78

72 Yea 6

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

11

Key actions

3

Committee

2

Amendments

1

Mar 30, 2022

Committee

Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Hutto, Massey, Sabb

upper

Mar 9, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

upper

Mar 9, 2022

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Mar 9, 2022

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

Mar 8, 2022

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Mar 8, 2022

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (106-0-15)

house

Feb 24, 2022

Introduced

Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference

lower

15 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Bruce M. Bryant

Sandy N. McGarry

Todd Rutherford

V. Stephen "Steve" Moss