Special Elections
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 7-13-190, RELATING TO SPECIAL ELECTIONS TO FILL VACANCIES IN OFFICE, SO AS TO REQUIRE SPECIAL ELECTIONS TO BE HELD ONLY ON CERTAIN ENUMERATED DATES.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025
Last action Feb 13, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2025
How they voted
40–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 46
Feb 11, 2025
D
Democratic12
75% Yea
R
Republican34
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-0-6)
senate
Feb 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Johnson, Kimbrell, Devine, Blackmon, Sutton, Zell
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 11, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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