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H4564 • 2026
Impeachment, Fifth Circuit Solicitor
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Impeachment, Fifth Circuit Solicitor
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White
Introduced ( House Journal-page 24 )
Referred to Committee on Judiciary ( House Journal-page 24 )
Prefiled
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Impeachment, Fifth Circuit Solicitor
2025-2026 Bill 4564: Impeachment, Fifth Circuit Solicitor - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly 126th Session, 2025-2026 Download This Bill in Microsoft Word Format Indicates Matter Stricken Indicates New Matter H. 4564 STATUS INFORMATION House Resolution Sponsors: Reps. Pace, Frank, White, Cromer and Lastinger Document Path: LC-0195AHB-AHB26.docx Introduced in the House on January 13, 2026 Currently residing in the House Summary: Impeachment, Fifth Circuit Solicitor HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS Date Body Action Description with journal page number 12/16/2025 House Prefiled 12/16/2025 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary 1/13/2026 House Introduced ( House Journal-page 24 ) 1/13/2026 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary ( House Journal-page 24 ) 1/20/2026 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White 2/12/2026 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer View the latest legislative information at the website VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 12/17/2025 A house RESOLUTION TO DIRECT THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO UNDERTAKE AN IMMEDIATE INQUIRY AS TO WHETHER OR NOT UNDER SECTION 1, ARTICLE XV, OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THIS STATE, THE fifth circuit solicitor, byron gipson, SHOULD BE IMPEACHED FOR SERIOUS MISCONDUCT IN OFFICE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DERELICTION OF DUTY AND BREACH OF THE PUBLIC TRUST AND, IF BY CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE SUFFICIENT GROUNDS ARE FOUND, TO REPORT ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT TO THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. B e it resolved by the House of Representatives : T hat the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives is directed to undertake an immediate inquiry as to whether or not under Section 1, Article XV, of the Constitution of this State, the Fifth Circuit Solicitor, Byron Gipson, should be impeached for serious misconduct in office including, but not limited to, dereliction of duty and breach of the public trust by engaging in the disposition of an inmate's sentence, doing so without properly notifying the crime victim's family members, having the inmate's sentence reduced by sixteen years or more in an order kept from public inspection, and mishandling this and other criminal dispositions. If by clear and convincing evidence sufficient grounds are found, the Judiciary Committee shall report articles of impeachment to the floor of the House of Representatives. ----XX---- This web page was last updated on January 13, 2026 at 2:41 PM