H*3961 (Rat #0478, Act #0391 of 1996) General Bill, By Wilkins, H. Brown, B.D. Cain, Cotty, J.L.M. Cromer, Davenport, Fair, Fleming, R.C. Fulmer, Harrell, Harrison, Haskins, R.J. Herdklotz, T.E. Huff, Hutson, Keegan, Kelley, Klauber, C.V. Marchbanks, Mason, Meacham, Rice, Riser, Sandifer, Seithel, Sharpe, Simrill, D. Smith, R. Smith, Stuart, Tripp, Trotter, D.C. Waldrop, C.C. Wells, Witherspoon, D.A. Wright and Young-Brickell
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    A Bill to amend Chapter 19, as amended, Title 2, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the joint committee to review candidates for offices elected by the General Assembly, so as to provide for the manner in which justices and judges of the courts of this State, including Administrative Law Judges, who are elected by the General Assembly shall be elected including the establishment of a Judicial Merit Selection Commission, to establish the membership, powers, duties, functions, and procedures of the Commission, to provide that the General Assembly shall not elect a person to these judicial offices who has not been nominated by the Commission, to provide that no member of the General Assembly or the Commission may be elected to these judicial offices while he is serving in the General Assembly or on the Commission and for a certain period thereafter.-amended short title
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04/06/95	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-62
04/06/95	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-64
05/16/95	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-6
05/18/95	House	Objection by Rep. P. Harris, Scott, Hodges, Huff, R. Smith, Easterday, D. Smith, Wilkes, Herdklotz, Knotts, Cave, Moody-Lawrence, Kirsh, Howard & Davenport HJ-54
05/30/95	House	Amended HJ-69
05/30/95	House	Read second time HJ-96
05/30/95	House	Roll call Yeas-74 Nays-2 HJ-96
05/31/95	House	Objection withdrawn by Rep. Scott HJ-45
05/31/95	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-50
06/01/95	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-12
06/01/95	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-12
03/27/96	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-15
04/04/96	Senate	Amended SJ-26
04/04/96	Senate	Read second time SJ-26
04/04/96	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-26
04/16/96	Senate	Amended SJ-20
04/16/96	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-20
04/18/96	House	Point of order-Senate amendments not printed and on desks for 24 hours HJ-40
04/23/96	House	Debate adjourned on Senate amendments until Wednesday, April 24, 1996 HJ-78
04/24/96	House	Debate adjourned on Senate amendments until Thursday, April 25, 1996 HJ-343
04/25/96	House	Debate adjourned on Senate amendments until Wednesday, May 1, 1996 HJ-87
05/01/96	House	Debate adjourned on Senate amendments until Tuesday, May 7, 1996 HJ-62
05/07/96	House	Debate adjourned on Senate amendments until Wednesday, May 8, 1996 HJ-30
05/08/96	House	Senate amendment amended HJ-21
05/08/96	House	Returned to Senate with amendments HJ-33
05/09/96	Senate	Non-concurrence in House amendment SJ-49
05/14/96	House	House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Delleney, D. Smith & Fleming HJ-50
05/15/96	Senate	Conference committee appointed Sens. McConnell, Moore, Courson SJ-9
05/22/96	Senate	Free conference powers granted SJ-75
05/22/96	Senate	Free conference committee appointed Sens. McConnell, Moore, Courson SJ-75
05/22/96	Senate	Free conference report received and adopted SJ-75
05/23/96	House	Free conference powers rejected HJ-77
05/23/96	Senate	Reconsider adoption of free conference report SJ-35
05/28/96	House	Free conference powers granted HJ-13
05/28/96	House	Free conference committee appointed Delleney, D. Smith & Fleming HJ-13
05/28/96	House	Free conference report adopted HJ-16
05/29/96	Senate	Free conference powers granted SJ-19
05/29/96	Senate	Free conference committee appointed Sens. Moore, McConnell, Courson SJ-19
05/29/96	Senate	Free conference report received and adopted SJ-19
05/29/96	Senate	Ordered enrolled for ratification SJ-39
05/30/96		Ratified R 478
06/04/96		Signed By Governor
06/04/96		Effective date 07/01/97
06/04/96		See act for exception to or explanation of effective date
06/14/96		Copies available
06/14/96		Act No. 391