S*0356 (Rat #0024, Act #0015 of 1995) General Bill, By Bryan
Similar (S 0281, H 3460)
    A Bill to amend Section 8-21-770(B), Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the determination of fees and costs in estate conservatorship proceedings, so as to specify that fees in estate and conservatorship proceedings must be based upon the gross value of the decedent's probate estate or the protected person's estate; to provide for a retroactive refund or the difference between the current estate and conservatorship fees paid after August 15, 1994, and the reducted fees provided by the above provisions; to amend Section 14-23-1050, relating to bonds of probate judges and associate probate judges, so as to increase the amount of the required bond; to amend Section 62-3-203, relating to persons qualified to serve as a personal representative, so as to prohibit probate judges from serving as a personal representative under certain conditions; to amend Section 62-5-410, relating to who may be appointed conservator of the estate of a protected person, so as to prohibit a probate judge or an employee of the probate court from serving as a conservator under certain conditions.
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01/10/95	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-1
01/10/95	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-1
02/08/95	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-19
02/09/95	Senate	Amended SJ-17
02/09/95	Senate	Read second time SJ-17
02/14/95	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-15
02/15/95	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-15
02/15/95	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-15
03/22/95	House	Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-6
03/28/95	House	Read second time HJ-21
03/29/95	House	Read third time and enrolled HJ-19
03/30/95		Ratified R 24
04/04/95		Signed By Governor
04/04/95		Effective date 04/04/95
04/04/95		See act for exception to or explanation of effective date
04/11/95		Copies available
04/11/95		Act No. 15