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Two Senate Joint Resolutions were pre-filed for the 2020 legislative session on December 11, 2019. Senator Tom Davis in coordination with Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter sponsored bill S.901. On the same day, the four women of the Senate, Margie Bright Matthews, Mia S. McLeod, Katrina Frye Shealy and Sandy Senn filed S.918. Both resolutions have bipartisan support.
Because there are two resolutions, some reconciliation will need to be done that will probably result in only one bill going forward (a similar process happened in the House, resulting in H.3391 continuing, rather than H.3340). Unfortunately, not all sponsors from H.3340 have signed onto H.3391. To avoid that happening here, we should ask Senators to sign onto both.
Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee are listed below. Senator Luke Rankin is chair of the committee, and will decide which subcommittee the resolution(s) will be assigned to. This is not a given, and he could chose to not assign the bill, which would effectively kill it. We need to contact Senator Rankin's office and ask which subcommittee the ERA resolution(s) will go to. Contact information is below.
Postcard parties and letter writing campaigns are effective in showing support of the ERA to committee members. The more South Carolinians they hear from, the more likely the bill will pass.
You should also contact your individual Senator as soon as possible to find out where they stand. If they are supportive, ask them to sign-on as a sponsor as soon as possible (sponsors can sign onto bills at anytime). If they are not supportive, you can either ask for a meeting to discuss their concerns (our contact your legislator steps will walk you thru the process), or you can say you'll get back to them with more information. Then send us an email, and we'll help you figure out the next step.
To find your Senator, click here. If they are not on the list below, check the full Senate list.
Sponsors of the resolutions are framed in green.
Two Senate Joint Resolutions were pre-filed for the 2020 legislative session on December 11, 2019. Senator Tom Davis in coordination with Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter sponsored bill S.901. On the same day, the four women of the Senate, Margie Bright Matthews, Mia S. McLeod, Katrina Frye Shealy and Sandy Senn filed S.918. Both resolutions have bipartisan support.
Because there are two resolutions, some reconciliation will need to be done that will probably result in only one bill going forward (a similar process happened in the House, resulting in H.3391 continuing, rather than H.3340). Unfortunately, not all sponsors from H.3340 have signed onto H.3391. To avoid that happening here, we should ask Senators to sign onto both.
Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee are listed below. Senator Luke Rankin is chair of the committee, and will decide which subcommittee the resolution(s) will be assigned to. This is not a given, and he could chose to not assign the bill, which would effectively kill it. We need to contact Senator Rankin's office and ask which subcommittee the ERA resolution(s) will go to. Contact information is below.
Postcard parties and letter writing campaigns are effective in showing support of the ERA to committee members. The more South Carolinians they hear from, the more likely the bill will pass.
You should also contact your individual Senator as soon as possible to find out where they stand. If they are supportive, ask them to sign-on as a sponsor as soon as possible (sponsors can sign onto bills at anytime). If they are not supportive, you can either ask for a meeting to discuss their concerns (our contact your legislator steps will walk you thru the process), or you can say you'll get back to them with more information. Then send us an email, and we'll help you figure out the next step.
To find your Senator, click here. If they are not on the list below, check the full Senate list.
Sponsors of the resolutions are framed in green.
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