S*0508 (Rat #0042, Act #0017 of 2003) General Bill, By McConnell, Alexander, Anderson, Branton, Courson, Drummond, Elliott, Fair, Ford, Giese, Glover, Gregory, Grooms, Hawkins, Hayes, Holland, Hutto, Jackson, Knotts, Kuhn, Land, Leatherman, Leventis, Malloy, Martin, Matthews, McGill, Mescher, Moore, O'Dell, Patterson, Peeler, Pinckney, Rankin, Ravenel, Reese, Richardson, Ritchie, Ryberg, Setzler, Short, J.V. Smith, Thomas, Verdin and Waldrep
Summary: Judges required to grant continuance in case when a party or his attorney is on active duty as member of reserves
    AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-1-2260, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO A JUDGE'S DUTY TO GRANT A CONTINUANCE IN A COURT CASE WHEN A PARTY OR HIS ATTORNEY IS ON ACTIVE DUTY AS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL GUARD, SO AS TO ALSO REQUIRE A JUDGE TO GRANT A CONTINUANCE IN A COURT CASE WHEN A PARTY OR HIS ATTORNEY IS ON ACTIVE DUTY AS A MEMBER OF THE RESERVES. - ratified title
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03/20/03	Senate	Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference SJ-3
03/20/03	Senate	Unanimous consent for second reading on next legislative day SJ-3
03/20/03	Senate	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day SJ-3
03/21/03	Senate	Read second time SJ-2
03/25/03	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-6
03/26/03	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-6
03/26/03	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-6
04/09/03	House	Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-8
04/10/03	House	Read second time HJ-18
04/10/03	House	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day HJ-20
04/11/03	House	Read third time and enrolled HJ-1
04/16/03		Ratified R 42
04/21/03		Signed By Governor
05/01/03		Copies available
05/01/03		Effective date 04/21/03
05/12/03		Act No. 17