South Carolina legislation · 126th General Assembly
South Carolina H5812: Removal of executive officer
Status: In committee, August 25, 2026
What the bill says
A concurrent RESOLUTION REGarding the removal of an executive officer on the address of two-thirds of each house of the general assembly puRsuant to Article xv, section 3 of the South Carolina Constitution. W hereas, Article XV, Section 3 of the South Carolina Constitution provides that "[f]or any willful neglect of duty, or other reasonable cause, which shall not be sufficient ground of impeachment, the Governor shall remove any executive or judicial officer on the address of two-thirds of each house of the General Assembly." Now, therefore, B e it resolved by the House of Representatives, th.
From the introduced text, August 25, 2026:
A concurrent RESOLUTION REGarding the removal of an executive officer on the address of two-thirds of each house of the general assembly puRsuant to Article xv, section 3 of the South Carolina Constitution. W hereas, Article XV, Section 3 of the South Carolina Constitution provides that "[f]or any willful neglect of duty, or other reasonable cause, which shall not be sufficient ground of impeachment, the Governor shall remove any executive or judicial officer on the address of two-thirds of each house of the General Assembly." Now, therefore, B e it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring: T hat the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, by a two-thirds vote of the Senate and a two-thirds vote of the House of Representatives, hereby find that the actions of South Carolina Secretary of Commerce Harry M. Lightsey III constitute a wilful neglect of his duty. ----XX---
Sponsors
- Jordan Pace (R, 117) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- : Introduced