2025-2026 Regular Session • South Carolina Legislature
H3430: State Auditor
Legislative Summary
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 11-7-70 So As To Provide That The Governor Shall Appoint The State Auditor With The Advice And Consent Of The Senate; By Amending Section 1-3-240, Relating To Removal Of Officers By The Governor, So As To Add The State Auditor; And By Repealing Section 11-7-10 Relating To The Selection Of The State Auditor.
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Bill History
12/5/2024
Prefiled
House of Representatives
12/5/2024
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives
1/14/2025
Introduced and read first time
House of Representatives
1/14/2025
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives
1/16/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bannister, Sessions, Jordan, Robbins, Collins, Martin, Lawson, Wickensimer, Landing, Long, Hiott, Forrest, Sanders, Teeple, Oremus, Hartz, Guest, Pedalino, M.M.Smith, Schuessler, Hixon, Chapman, Gatch, McGinnis, Neese, Hardee, Ligon, Taylor, Willis, Vaughan, Brittain, Erickson, Bradley, Rankin, Hager, Whitmire, Gilliam, Crawford, Hewitt, Yow
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ballentine, Gagnon
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
Debate adjourned
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brewer
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Read second time
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
Read third time and sent to Senate
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Introduced and read first time
Senate
2/26/2025
Referred to Committee on Finance
Senate
3/26/2025
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance
Senate
4/1/2025
Committee Amendment Adopted
Senate
4/1/2025
Read second time
Senate
4/1/2025
Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
Senate
4/2/2025
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
Senate
4/3/2025
Scrivener's error corrected
4/3/2025
Scrivener's error corrected
4/9/2025
Debate adjourned until Thur., 4-10-25
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Debate adjourned
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Debate adjourned until Thur., 4-24-25
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Debate adjourned
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
Senate: 2nd Reading
4/1/2025
45
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Passage Of Bill
2/19/2025
105
Yea
0
Nay
10
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(2/20/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 49
Primary Sponsor
Brandon Newton
Republican
Co-Sponsors (48)
Christopher Murphy
Republican
Micajah Caskey
Republican
Cody Mitchell
Republican
Thomas Pope
Republican
Weston Newton
Republican
Bruce Bannister
Republican
Heath Sessions
Republican
Wallace Jordan
Republican
Robby Robbins
Republican
Neal Collins
Republican
David Martin
Republican
Brian Lawson
Republican
Paul Wickensimer
Republican
Kathy Landing
Republican
Steven Long
Republican
Davey Hiott
Republican
Cally Forrest
Republican
Blake Sanders
Republican
James Teeple
Republican
Melissa Oremus
Republican
Charles Hartz
Republican
Val Guest
Republican
Fawn Pedalino
Republican
Marvin Smith
Republican
Carla Schuessler
Republican
Don Chapman
Republican
Gil Gatch
Republican
Timothy McGinnis
Republican
Mike Neese
Republican
Kevin Hardee
Republican
Randy Ligon
Republican
Bill Taylor
Republican
Mark Willis
Republican
David Vaughan
Republican
Thomas Brittain
Republican
Shannon Erickson
Republican
Jeffrey Bradley
Republican
Luke Rankin
Republican
Bill Hager
Republican
William Whitmire
Republican
Doug Gilliam
Republican
Heather Crawford
Republican
William Hewitt
Republican
Richard Yow
Republican
William Hixon
Republican
Nathan Ballentine
Republican
Craig Gagnon
Republican
Gary Brewer
Republican