All Roll Calls
Yes: 150 • No: 0
South CarolinaH 3529126th General Assembly (2025-2026)House
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING 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 NINTH, ELEVENTH, AND FOURTEENTH CIRCUITS.
Sponsored By: Wm. Weston J. Newton (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Summary
Family Court Judges, additional
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Bill Overview
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1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
More family court judges, funding required
The law adds one Family Court judge in the Ninth, Eleventh, and Fourteenth Circuits. After the change, the Ninth has 7 judges, the Eleventh has 4, and the Fourteenth has 4. The Judicial Merit Selection Commission prepares nominees and the General Assembly elects the judges. Nominations cannot begin until funding for these new judges is provided in the General Appropriations Act. These rules take effect April 28, 2025.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Wm. Weston J. Newton
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Nathan Ballentine
Republican • House
Bruce W. Bannister
Republican • House
Cody T. Mitchell
Republican • House
Paula Rawl Calhoon
Republican • House
Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV
Republican • House
Robby Robbins
Republican • House
Tiffany R. Spann-Wilder
Democrat • House
J. David Weeks
Democrat • House
Chris Wooten
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/18/2025
(Family Court Judges, additional)2nd Reading
Yes: 44 • No: 0
House vote • 2/12/2025
(Family Court Judges, additional)Passage of Bill
Yes: 106 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Act No. 7
5/7/2025legislatureEffective date 04/28/25
5/7/2025legislatureSigned By Governor
4/28/2025GovernorRatified R 18
4/24/2025legislatureRead third time and enrolled
3/19/2025SenateRoll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
3/18/2025SenateRead second time
3/18/2025SenateScrivener's error corrected
3/13/2025legislatureCommittee report: Favorable Judiciary
3/12/2025SenateReferred to Subcommittee: Elliott (ch), Cash, Tedder, Devine, Fernandez, Kennedy, Walker
2/27/2025SenateReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2/13/2025SenateIntroduced and read first time
2/13/2025SenateRead third time and sent to Senate
2/13/2025HouseRoll call Yeas-106 Nays-0
2/12/2025HouseRead second time
2/12/2025HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks
2/12/2025HouseCommittee report: Favorable Judiciary
2/6/2025HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins, C.Mitchell
2/6/2025HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Calhoon, Ballentine
2/5/2025HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary
1/14/2025HouseIntroduced and read first time
1/14/2025HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary
12/5/2024HousePrefiled
12/5/2024House
Bill Text
Introduced
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