Family Court Judges, additional
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-3-40, RELATING TO FAMILY COURT JUDGES ELECTED FROM EACH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SO AS TO INCREASE BY ONE THE NUMBER OF FAMILY COURT JUDGES IN THE NINTH, ELEVENTH, AND FOURTEENTH CIRCUITS. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 14, 2025
Signed Apr 28, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 18, 2025 · House Feb 12, 2025
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 46
Mar 18, 2025
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican34
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Apr 28, 2025
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and enrolled
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (44-0-2)
senate
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Elliott (ch), Cash, Tedder, Devine, Fernandez, Kennedy, Walker
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Feb 12, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (103-0-16)
house
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable 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
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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