South Carolina H 4516: Rental of residential dwelling

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2025-2026 Bill 4516 Text of Previous Version (May. 06, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4516

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING 
SECTION 2-19-5, RELATING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA JUDICIAL MERIT SELECTION 
COMMISSION, SO AS TO CHANGE THE MEMBERSHIP AND QUALIFICATIONS OF THE 
COMMISSION.

Be it enacted by the 
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 2-19-5(A) through (C) of the S.C. Code is 
amended to read:

 (A) There is created the South Carolina 
Judicial Merit Selection Commission composed of twelve ten members who must be appointed as 
follows:

 (1) four members 
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and of these 
appointments:

 (a) three members 
must be members of the House of Representatives; and

 (b) one member must 
be selected from the South Carolina Bar who must be a member of the Bar in good 
standing with ten years' experience in the practice of law;

 (2) four members 
appointed by the Senate and of these appointments:

 (a) two members must 
be appointed by the President of the Senate one of whom must be a member of the 
Senate and one of whom must be selected from the South Carolina Bar and must be 
a member in good standing with ten years' experience in the practice of law; 
and

 (b) two members must 
be appointed by the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee both of whom 
must be members of the Senate; and

 (3) four members 
appointed by the Governor all of which must be members in good standing of the 
South Carolina Bar with at least ten years' experience in the practice of law appointed 
by the Governor.

 (B)(1) No person is eligible for appointment if he 
individually contributed to a campaign of one of the 
appointing authoritiesthe Governor in the 
most recent election or served as a member of the General 
Assembly within five years before the appointment. Nonlegislative members may not be a public employee or serve in 
another elected office.

 (2) No member of the General Assembly is 
eligible for appointment if he is an active practicing attorney.

 (C) 
Members of the commission shall serve for a term of two years and may serve no 
more than two consecutive terms. However, a member of the 
House of Representatives or Senate who ceases to serve as a member of the 
General Assembly will have his service on the commission terminated upon the 
end of his service in the General Assembly. Additionally, a member appointed to 
fill a vacancy in an unexpired term may serve two full terms thereafter. The 
initial appointments must be made as follows:

 (1) one member each 
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives pursuant to subsection 
(A)(1)(a) and (b) shall serve an initial term of one year and may be 
reappointed to a following two-year term;

 (2) one member each 
appointed by the President of the Senate and the Chairman of the Senate 
Judiciary Committee pursuant to subsection (A)(2)(a) and (b) shall serve an 
initial term of one year and may be reappointed to a following two-year term; 
and

 (3) two members 
appointed by the Governor pursuant to subsection (A)(3) shall serve an initial 
term of one year and may be reappointed to a following two-year term.

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval 
by the Governor.

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