H 3048 South Carolina House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Coroner Qualifications

Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 17-5-130, RELATING TO CORONER QUALIFICATIONS, SO AS TO REVISE CORONER QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIRE A FINGERPRINT AND BACKGROUND CHECK OF CORONERS BEFORE THE GENERAL ELECTION.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action Feb 26, 2025

Floor votes · House Feb 25, 2025

How they voted

115–0

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 120

Feb 25, 2025

D Democratic32

29 Yea 3

90% Yea

R Republican88

86 Yea 2

97% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Feb 26, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

upper

Feb 26, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Feb 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

Feb 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Feb 25, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (115-0-5)

house

Feb 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

lower

Jan 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

Jan 14, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

Dec 5, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

12 primary · 0 co-sponsors