S*1085 (Rat #0401, Act #0307 of 2002) General Bill, By McConnell
Summary: State Board of Law Examiners, membership, terms, duties of board to be set by Supreme Court; authority of citizen to defend the cause of another under certain conditions deleted
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 40-5-210, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE STATE BOARD OF LAW EXAMINERS, SO AS TO REVISE CERTAIN QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND PROVIDE THAT THE MEMBERSHIP, TERMS, AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD SHALL BE AS SET BY THE SUPREME COURT EXCEPT THAT AT LEAST ONE MEMBER OF THE BOARD FROM EACH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT MUST BE APPOINTED BY THE SUPREME COURT; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-5-80, RELATING TO CITIZENS NOT PREVENTED FROM PROSECUTING OR DEFENDING THEIR OWN CAUSE OR THE CAUSE OF ANOTHER, SO AS TO DELETE THE AUTHORITY OF A CITIZEN TO DEFEND THE CAUSE OF ANOTHER UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.-amended title
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03/05/02	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-3
03/05/02	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-3
03/07/02		Scrivener's error corrected
03/20/02	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-30
03/21/02	Senate	Amended SJ-14
03/21/02	Senate	Read second time SJ-14
03/26/02	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-17
04/02/02	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-21
04/02/02	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-21
04/24/02	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-5
04/25/02	House	Amended HJ-23
04/25/02	House	Read second time HJ-23
04/25/02	House	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day HJ-24
04/26/02	House	Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments HJ-5
05/02/02	Senate	Non-concurrence in House amendment SJ-26
05/07/02	House	House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. J.E. Smith, G.M. Smith and Campsen HJ-5
05/09/02	Senate	Conference committee appointed Sens. Martin, Waldrep, Hutto SJ-22
05/22/02	House	Conference report received and adopted HJ-121
05/22/02	Senate	Conference report received and adopted SJ-5
05/23/02	Senate	Ordered enrolled for ratification SJ-21
05/30/02		Ratified R 401
06/05/02		Signed By Governor
06/18/02		Act No. 307
07/03/02		Effective date 06/05/02
07/03/02		Copies available