Dorchester School District 2
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 535 OF 1982, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF THE SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SUMMERVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT 2 OF DORCHESTER COUNTY, SO AS TO CHANGE THE METHOD OF ELECTING FROM AT-LARGE TO SINGLE-MEMBER DISTRICTS, TO DESIGNATE A MAP NUMBER ON WHICH THESE SINGLE-MEMBER ELECTION DISTRICTS ARE DELINEATED, TO CHANGE THE CANDIDATE FILING METHOD, AND TO PROVIDE DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION FOR THE NEWLY DRAWN ELECTION DISTRICTS. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
House Passage
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
Mar 2023
Introduced Feb 15, 2023
Signed Mar 20, 2023
Floor votes · House Feb 16, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Mar 20, 2023
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
Mar 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read third time and enrolled
upper
Feb 21, 2023
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, placed on local & uncontested calendar
upper
Feb 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Feb 16, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (100-0-22)
house
Feb 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Dorchester Delegation
lower
Feb 15, 2023
Committee
Referred to Dorchester Delegation
lower
Feb 15, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Murphy
RRepublican
P
Gary Brewer
RRepublican
P
Gil Gatch
RRepublican
P
Joseph Jefferson
DDemocratic
P
Robby Robbins
RRepublican
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