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S. 968
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator L. Martin
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Introduced in the Senate on January 22, 2014
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Fire Marshal
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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1/22/2014 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 6)
1/22/2014 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
(Senate Journal-page 6)
1/31/2014 Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Scott, Young
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 8-1-130, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DUAL OFFICE HOLDING, TO CLARIFY THAT THE POSITION OF FIRE MARSHAL IN A FIRE DEPARTMENT IS NOT A POSITION OF HONOR OR PROFIT FOR PURPOSES OF DUAL OFFICE HOLDING CONSIDERATION UNDER THE CONSTITUTION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 8-1-130 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 8-1-130. Any member, including fire marshal, of a lawfully and regularly organized fire department, county veterans affairs officer, constable, or municipal judge serving as attorney for another city is not considered to be a dual officeholder, by virtue of serving in that capacity, for the purposes of the Constitution of this State."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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