S 336 South Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Judicial Elections

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 2-19-90, RELATING TO JUDICIAL ELECTIONS BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN JOINT SESSION, SO AS TO SET THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF MARCH FOR THE ELECTIONS OF JUDGES BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 2-19-80, RELATING TO THE JUDICIAL MERIT SELECTION COMMISSION AND NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES, SO AS TO REVISE THE TIME FRAME FOR THE RELEASE OF THE COMMISSION'S FORMAL REPORT AS TO QUALIFICATIONS OF ITS NOMINEES. - RATIFIED TITLE

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Jan 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

Jan 2026

Signed into Law

Feb 2026

Introduced Feb 12, 2025 Signed Feb 5, 2026

Floor votes · Senate Mar 20, 2025 · House Jan 29, 2026

How they voted

40–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 44

Mar 20, 2025

D Democratic11

10 Yea 1

90% Yea

R Republican33

30 Yea 3

90% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Feb 5, 2026

Signed into law

Signed By Governor

legislature

Jan 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and enrolled

lower

Jan 29, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (104-0-11)

house

Jan 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Judiciary

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read third time and sent to House

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (40-0-4)

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 12, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors