H*4699 (Rat #0303, Act #0241 of 2012) General Bill, By Bannister, Harrison, Horne, Sellers, Hearn, Young, H.B. Brown, J.E. Smith, Brannon, Stavrinakis, Funderburk, Allen, Weeks, Munnerlyn and McLeod
Summary: Increase in number of at-large circuit court judges
    AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 14-5-610, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DIVISION OF THE STATE INTO SIXTEEN JUDICIAL CIRCUITS AND ADDITIONAL AT-LARGE CIRCUIT JUDGES, SO AS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF AT-LARGE CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES FROM THIRTEEN TO SIXTEEN; AND TO AMEND SECTION 63-3-40, RELATING TO FAMILY COURT JUDGES ELECTED FROM EACH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SO AS TO ADD SIX ADDITIONAL FAMILY COURT JUDGES WHO SHALL BE AT LARGE AND MUST BE ELECTED WITHOUT REGARD TO THEIR COUNTY OR CIRCUIT OF RESIDENCE. - ratified title
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01/31/12	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 8)
01/31/12	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 8)
03/21/12	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (House Journal-page 52)
03/22/12	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McLeod
03/22/12	House	Amended (House Journal-page 46)
03/22/12	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 46)
03/22/12	House	Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 48)
03/22/12	House	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day (House Journal-page 49)
03/23/12	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 4)
03/23/12		Scrivener's error corrected
03/27/12	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 10)
03/27/12	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 10)
04/02/12	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Rankin (ch), Hutto, Bright, Davis
05/02/12	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 17)
05/03/12		Scrivener's error corrected
05/29/12	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 45)
05/29/12	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 45)
05/29/12	Senate	Roll call Ayes-36 Nays-1 (Senate Journal-page 45)
06/06/12	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 5)
06/06/12	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled (House Journal-page 101)
06/06/12	House	Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-1 (House Journal-page 102)
06/12/12		Ratified R 303
06/18/12		Signed By Governor
06/20/12		Effective date 06/18/12
06/26/12		Act No. 241