Senators RYBERG, RANKIN, and SETZLER proposed the following amendment (3762R006.WGR):
    Amend the bill, as and if amended, page 17, after line 25, by adding an appropriately numbered new SECTION to read:

/     SECTION     ___.     Section 41-29-300(B)(2) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

    "(2)     The members of the appellate panel must be elected by the General Assembly, in joint session, for terms of four years and until their successors have been elected and qualified, commencing on the first day of July in each presidential election year. Initial elections for members of the appellate panel must be held before May 22, 2010. The seats on the appellate panel are designated as Seat 1, Seat 2, and Seat 3."                     /

    Renumber sections to conform.
    Amend title to conform.