H*3962 (Rat #0479, Act #0471 of 1996) Joint Resolution, By Wilkins, H. Brown, B.D. Cain, Cotty, 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, Walker, C.C. Wells, Witherspoon, S.S. Wofford, D.A. Wright and Young-Brickell
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    A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to Section 15, Article V of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, relating to qualifications for Justices of the Supreme Court and Judges of the Court of Appeals and the Circuit Court, so as to increase from twenty-six to thirty-two the age requirement for election to these offices, to increase from five to eight the number of years which a person must have been a licensed attorney at law in order to be eligible for election to these offices, and to provide that any justice or judge serving in office on the effective date of the provisions of this Section requiring a justice or judge to be thirty-two years of age and to have eight years of service as a licensed attorney at law who is not of that age or who has not been licensed for this required period of time may continue to serve for the remainder of his then current term and is considered to have the requisite age and years of service as a licensed attorney for purposes of future re-elections to that judicial office.-amended short title
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04/06/95	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-64
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. Hodges, Scott, Wilkes, Knotts, Kirsh, Lloyd, Moody-Lawrence, Huff, R. Smith, Harrison, D. Smith, Byrd, Inabinett, Howard & Easterday HJ-52
05/30/95	House	Amended HJ-54
05/30/95	House	Read second time HJ-67
05/30/95	House	Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0 HJ-67
05/31/95	House	Objection withdrawn by Rep.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-13
06/01/95	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-13
03/27/96	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-16
04/04/96	Senate	Amended SJ-43
04/04/96	Senate	Read second time SJ-43
04/04/96	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-43
05/02/96	Senate	Amended SJ-19
05/02/96	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-19
05/08/96	House	Senate amendment amended HJ-34
05/08/96	House	Returned to Senate with amendments HJ-36
05/09/96	Senate	Non-concurrence in House amendment SJ-51
05/14/96	House	House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Delleney, D. Smith & Fleming HJ-52
05/15/96	Senate	Conference committee appointed Sens. McConnell, Moore, Courson SJ-9
05/22/96	Senate	Free conference powers granted SJ-96
05/22/96	Senate	Free conference committee appointed Sens. McConnell, Moore, Courson SJ-96
05/22/96	Senate	Free conference report received and adopted SJ-96
05/23/96	House	Free conference powers rejected HJ-74
05/23/96	Senate	Reconsider adoption of free conference report SJ-37
05/28/96	House	Free conference powers granted HJ-35
05/28/96	House	Free conference committee appointed Delleney, D. Smith & Fleming HJ-35
05/28/96	House	Free conference report adopted HJ-37
05/29/96	Senate	Free conference powers granted SJ-42
05/29/96	Senate	Free conference committee appointed Sens. Moore, McConnell, Courson SJ-42
05/29/96	Senate	Free conference report received and adopted SJ-42
05/29/96	Senate	Ordered enrolled for ratification SJ-47
05/30/96		Ratified R 479
05/30/96		No signature required
05/30/96		No effective date
06/17/96		Copies available
08/29/96		Act No. 471