S 95 South Carolina Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Constitutional amendment proposed, Comptroller General

Summary
A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 7, ARTICLE VI OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS OF THIS STATE, SO AS TO DELETE THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL FROM THE LIST OF STATE OFFICERS WHICH THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES TO BE ELECTED AND PROVIDE THAT THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL MUST BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR UPON THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE FOR A TERM COTERMINOUS WITH THE GOVERNOR UPON THE EXPIRATION OF THE TERM OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL SERVING IN OFFICE ON THE DATE OF THE RATIFICATION OF THIS PROVISION.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2023 Last action Mar 28, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2024

How they voted

420
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 44
Mar 26, 2024
D Democratic15
15 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican28
26 Yea 2
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Mar 28, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Mar 28, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Mar 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (42-0-2)
senate
Apr 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Mar 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
upper
Mar 17, 2023
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Senn, Verdin, M.Johnson, Kimbrell, Gustafson, Young
upper
Jan 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Jan 10, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Nov 30, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
12 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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