Current Status Bill Number:3475 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19950202 Primary Sponsor:Neilson All Sponsors:Neilson, Bailey, Meacham, Littlejohn, Allison, Simrill, Seithel, Limehouse, Vaughn, Cooper, Davenport, Williams, Wells, Moody-Lawrence and Kirsh Drafted Document Number:br1\18017ac.95 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Family court judges, terms
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House 19950202 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-1370, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO QUALIFICATIONS AND TERMS OF FAMILY COURT JUDGES, SO AS TO CHANGE THE TERM FROM SIX TO FOUR YEARS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 20-7-1370 B. of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 17 of 1989, is further amended to read:
"B. Family court judges must be elected by the General Assembly for terms of six four years and until their successors are elected and qualify."
SECTION 2. Those family court judges serving on this act's effective date shall continue to serve until the expiration of the terms for which they were elected and until their successors are elected and qualify.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.