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type: "Bill"
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title: "Judicial Elections"
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description: "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"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
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legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2025-2026"
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identifier: "S 336"
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citation: "South Carolina S 336 (2025-2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Massey", "Rankin"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 19
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-02-12"
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last_action: "2026-02-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8123d55-49fa-4d92-bf84-26b33faacb58"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=336&session=126&summary=B"
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source_hash: "a145b6b03fda670859cd73b64788ecdea4627aaf54f6d88937a0d3fe5544b103"
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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 S 336 (2025-2026) — Judicial Elections
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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
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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/sess126_2025-2026/bills/336.htm)
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2. **01/28/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/336_20260128.htm)
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3. **02/12/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/336_20250212.htm)
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4. **03/12/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/336_20250312.htm)
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5. **03/20/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/336_20250320.htm)
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## Votes
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- Passage of Bill — **113–0** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Alexander — primary (person)
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- Massey — primary (person)
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- Rankin — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-12** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-02-12** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-27** Referred to Subcommittee: Elliott (ch), Cash, Tedder, Devine, Fernandez, Kennedy, Walker
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- **2025-03-12** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-20** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-03-20** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-20** Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
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- **2025-03-25** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-03-27** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-03-27** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-28** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-01-29** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-01-29** Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0
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- **2026-01-29** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
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- **2026-01-30** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-03** Ratified R 98
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- **2026-02-05** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-02-06** Effective date 02/05/26
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- **2026-02-06** Act No. 95
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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/d8123d55-49fa-4d92-bf84-26b33faacb58`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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