H 4160 South Carolina House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Judicial seats, circuit court

Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 14-5-610, RELATING TO THE DIVISION OF THE STATE INTO SIXTEEN JUDICIAL CIRCUITS, THE NUMBER OF JUDGES TO BE ELECTED FROM EACH CIRCUIT, AND THE ELECTION OF AT-LARGE JUDGES WITHOUT REGARD TO COUNTY OR CIRCUIT OF RESIDENCE, SO AS TO CONVERT NINE AT-LARGE CIRCUIT COURT SEATS TO RESIDENT SEATS IN THE THIRD, THIRTEENTH, TWELFTH, FIFTH, NINTH, ELEVENTH, AND SEVENTH CIRCUITS. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 6, 2025 Signed May 12, 2025
Floor votes · Senate May 6, 2025 · House Apr 8, 2025

How they voted

450
Passed
Total votes 45
May 6, 2025
D Democratic12
12 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican33
33 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 12, 2025
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and enrolled
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 8, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (102-0-17)
house
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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