Elections - REAPPORTIONMENT: Adopting 2020 Census and Establishing New Senate and House Districts
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 7-19-45 SO AS TO ESTABLISH ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH THE MEMBERS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS ARE ELECTED BEGINNING WITH THE 2022 GENERAL ELECTION; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 7-19-35 RELATING TO ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS WERE FORMERLY ELECTED; TO AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE TO INTERVENE IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL ACTION CONCERNING THIS LEGISLATION; TO AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE TO INITIATE OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATE IN LITIGATION ON BEHALF OF THE SENATE REGARDING REDISTRICTING; AND TO AUTHORIZE THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO INITIATE OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATE IN LITIGATION ON BEHALF OF THE HOUSE REGARDING REDISTRICTING. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2021
Committee Review
Jan 2022
Senate Passage
Dec 2021
House Passage
Jan 2022
Signed into Law
Jan 2022
Introduced Dec 6, 2021
Signed Jan 26, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Dec 7, 2021 · House Jan 26, 2022
How they voted
40–2
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 43
Dec 7, 2021
D
Democratic15
80% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Amendments
5
Jan 26, 2022
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
Jan 26, 2022
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
Jan 20, 2022
Introduced
Returned to House with amendments
upper
Jan 20, 2022
Amended
House amendment amended
upper
Jan 13, 2022
Introduced
Returned to Senate with amendments
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
lower
Dec 9, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Dec 9, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Dec 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Dec 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Dec 7, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-2-1)
senate
Dec 6, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference
upper
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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