South Carolina H 4711: Naloxone

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2025-2026 Bill 4711 Text of Previous Version (Dec. 17, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4711

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING 
SECTION 14-5-610, RELATING TO THE DIVISION OF THE STATE INTO SIXTEEN JUDICIAL 
CIRCUITS AND THE NUMBER OF JUDGES TO BE ELECTED FROM EACH CIRCUIT, SO AS TO 
INCREASE BY THREE THE NUMBER OF CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES IN CERTAIN CIRCUITS.

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

SECTION 1. Section 14-5-610 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 Section 
14-5-610. (A) The State is divided 
into sixteen judicial circuits as follows:

 (1) 
The first circuit is composed of the counties of Calhoun, Dorchester, and 
Orangeburg.

 (2) 
The second circuit is composed of the counties of Aiken, Bamberg, and Barnwell.

 (3) 
The third circuit is composed of the counties of Clarendon, Lee, Sumter, and 
Williamsburg.

 (4) 
The fourth circuit is composed of the counties of Chesterfield, Darlington, 
Marlboro, and Dillon.

 (5) 
The fifth circuit is composed of the counties of Kershaw and Richland.

 (6) 
The sixth circuit is composed of the counties of Chester, Lancaster, and 
Fairfield.

 (7) 
The seventh circuit is composed of the counties of Cherokee and Spartanburg.

 (8) 
The eighth circuit is composed of the counties of Abbeville, Greenwood, 
Laurens, and Newberry.

 (9) 
The ninth circuit is composed of the counties of Charleston and Berkeley.

 (10) 
The tenth circuit is composed of the counties of Anderson and Oconee.

 (11) 
The eleventh circuit is composed of the counties of Lexington, McCormick, 
Saluda, and Edgefield.

 (12) 
The twelfth circuit is composed of the counties of Florence and Marion.

 (13) 
The thirteenth circuit is composed of the counties of Greenville and Pickens.

 (14) 
The fourteenth circuit is composed of the counties of Allendale, Hampton, 
Colleton, Jasper, and Beaufort.

 (15) 
The fifteenth circuit is composed of the counties of Georgetown and Horry.

 (16) 
The sixteenth circuit is composed of the counties of York and Union.

 (B) One judgeTwo judges must be 
elected from the sixth circuit. Two judges must be elected from the first, 
second, fourth, eighth, tenth, and sixteenth circuits. Three judges must be 
elected from the third, seventh, eleventh, twelfth, and fourteenth, and fifteenth circuits. Four 
judges must be elected from the fifteenth circuit. Five judges must be 
elected from the fifth, ninth, 
and thirteenth circuits. Six judges must be elected from 
the fifth circuit.

 (C) 
In addition to the above judges authorized by this section, there must be seven 
additional circuit judges elected by the General Assembly from the State at 
large for terms of office of six years. These additional judges must be 
elected without regard to county or circuit of residence. Each office of the 
at-large judges is a separate office and is assigned numerical designations of 
Seat No. 1 through Seat No. 7, respectively.

SECTION 2. The 
additional circuit court judge added in the fifth judicial circuit by this act 
must be a resident judge in Kershaw County.

SECTION 3. The 
Judicial Merit Selection Commission shall begin the process of nominating 
candidates for the judicial offices authorized by the provisions of SECTION 1. 
The General Assembly then shall elect these judges from the nominees of the 
commission; except that, the nominating process may not begin until funding for 
the additional judges is provided in the general appropriations act.

SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval 
by the Governor.

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