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type: "Bill"
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title: "Number of judges in certain circuits increased"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 14-5-610, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DIVISION OF THE STATE INTO SIXTEEN JUDICIAL CIRCUITS, SO AS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES BY ONE IN THE SECOND, NINTH, FOURTEENTH, AND FIFTEENTH CIRCUITS; AND TO AMEND 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 FIRST, SEVENTH, AND SIXTEENTH CIRCUITS. - ratified title"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
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legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2021-2022"
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identifier: "H 3696"
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citation: "South Carolina H 3696 (2021-2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bannister", "Bradley", "Carter", "Erickson", "G.M. Smith", "Gatch", "Govan", "Hart", "Herbkersman", "Jefferson", "Kimmons", "Lucas", "McGarry", "Murphy", "R. Williams", "Rivers", "Rutherford", "S. Williams", "Simrill", "Stavrinakis", "Thigpen", "W. Newton", "Weeks"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 37
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2021-01-14"
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last_action: "2022-06-28"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/638b8d2c-c997-465b-96c4-d86f16ccbe7b"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3696&session=124&summary=B"
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source_hash: "97785f4955e1d67ee05bda210eb8fcd818bf018ee86c77c491c7de0ef5020717"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
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---
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# South Carolina H 3696 (2021-2022) — Number of judges in certain circuits increased
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AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 14-5-610, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DIVISION OF THE STATE INTO SIXTEEN JUDICIAL CIRCUITS, SO AS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES BY ONE IN THE SECOND, NINTH, FOURTEENTH, AND FIFTEENTH CIRCUITS; AND TO AMEND 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 FIRST, SEVENTH, AND SIXTEENTH CIRCUITS. - ratified title
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/3696.htm)
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2. **1/14/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3696_20210114.htm)
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3. **2/18/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3696_20210218.htm)
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4. **5/13/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3696_20210513.htm)
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5. **5/18/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3696_20210518.htm)
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6. **5/5/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3696_20210505.htm)
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7. **5/6/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3696_20210506.htm)
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8. **6/15/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3696_20220615.htm)
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## Votes
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- 3rd Reading — **38–3** (pass) · upper
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- Adopt Conference Report — **108–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage of Bill — **113–2** (pass) · lower
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- Concur in Senate Amendments — **0–104** (fail) · lower
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- to adopt the conference report — **37–1** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bannister — primary (person)
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- Bradley — primary (person)
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- Carter — primary (person)
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- Erickson — primary (person)
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- G.M. Smith — primary (person)
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- Gatch — primary (person)
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- Govan — primary (person)
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- Hart — primary (person)
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- Herbkersman — primary (person)
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- Jefferson — primary (person)
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- Kimmons — primary (person)
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- Lucas — primary (person)
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- McGarry — primary (person)
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- Murphy — primary (person)
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- R. Williams — primary (person)
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- Rivers — primary (person)
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- Rutherford — primary (person)
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- S. Williams — primary (person)
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- Simrill — primary (person)
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- Stavrinakis — primary (person)
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- Thigpen — primary (person)
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- W. Newton — primary (person)
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- Weeks — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-01-14** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-26** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McGarry
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- **2021-02-11** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Carter
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- **2021-02-18** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-02-23** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hart, Jefferson, R.Williams
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- **2021-02-23** Debate adjourned until Wed., 2-24-21
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- **2021-02-24** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Govan, Thigpen
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- **2021-02-24** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2021-02-24** Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-2
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- **2021-02-25** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-02-25** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-02-25** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-19** Referred to Subcommittee: Young (ch), Sabb, Matthews, Garrett, M.Johnson
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- **2021-05-05** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-05-06** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2021-05-12** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-13** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-13** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-13** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-05-13** Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-3
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- **2021-05-18** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2022-01-26** Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2022-03-30** Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
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- **2022-03-31** Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
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- **2022-03-31** Roll call Yeas-0 Nays-104
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- **2022-04-05** Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Rankin, Hutto, Talley
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- **2022-04-06** Conference committee appointed GM Smith, Rutherford, W Newton
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- **2022-06-15** Conference report received and adopted
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- **2022-06-15** Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-1
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- **2022-06-15** Conference report received and adopted
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- **2022-06-15** Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
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- **2022-06-15** Ordered enrolled for ratification
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- **2022-06-16** Ratified R 266
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- **2022-06-17** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2022-06-28** Effective date 06/17/22
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- **2022-06-28** Act No. 232
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/638b8d2c-c997-465b-96c4-d86f16ccbe7b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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