S*0036(Rat #0056, Act #0021 of 1999)  General Bill, By Waldrep, Elliott, Ryberg and 
Reese
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 2-20-25 SO AS TO REQUIRE A PERSON SERVING IN AN OFFICE ELECTED BY THE GENERAL
 ASSEMBLY WHO IS NOT SEEKING REELECTION TO GIVE WRITTEN NOTICE OF SUCH TO THE
 JOINT COMMITTEE FOR THE REVIEW OF CANDIDATES AND TO PROVIDE CIRCUMSTANCES
 UNDER WHICH A FILING PERIOD MAY BE REOPENED OR EXTENDED.-AMENDED TITLE

   11/18/98  Senate Prefiled
   11/18/98  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   01/12/99  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-22
   01/12/99  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-22
   01/20/99  Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-12
   01/21/99  Senate Read second time SJ-15
   01/26/99  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-19
   01/27/99  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-14
   01/27/99  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-14
   03/31/99  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary HJ-3
   04/07/99  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s). Scott, Neal, Lloyd,
                     Bailey, Whipper, Fleming, Harrison, Phillips and
                     Easterday HJ-15
   04/08/99  House  Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Scott and
                     Neal HJ-40
   04/14/99  House  Amended HJ-18
   04/14/99  House  Read second time HJ-20
   04/14/99  House  Roll call Yeas-91  Nays-1 HJ-20
   04/15/99  House  Read third time and returned to Senate with
                     amendments HJ-23
   04/22/99  Senate House amendment amended SJ-4
   04/22/99  Senate Returned to House with amendments SJ-4
   04/29/99  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-33
   05/26/99         Ratified R 56
   06/01/99         Signed By Governor
   06/01/99         Effective date 06/01/99
   07/28/99         Copies available
   07/28/99         Act No. 21

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 2-20-25 SO AS TO REQUIRE A PERSON SERVING IN AN OFFICE ELECTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WHO IS NOT SEEKING REELECTION TO GIVE WRITTEN NOTICE OF SUCH TO THE JOINT COMMITTEE FOR THE REVIEW OF CANDIDATES AND TO PROVIDE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH A FILING PERIOD MAY BE REOPENED OR EXTENDED.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Notice required when person not seeking reelection to a nonjudicial office elected by General Assembly

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 2-20-25. A person serving in an office elected by the General Assembly who is not seeking reelection must give written notice to the joint committee to review candidates for that office of his decision not to seek reelection. The notice must be given not less than thirty days before the last date for filing for that office. If the notice is given less than thirty days before the last date for filing for that office or if the notice is withdrawn and the person seeks reelection, the joint committee may reopen or extend, as appropriate, the time period for filing for the office. For purposes of this section, 'person serving in an office elected by the General Assembly' includes a person serving in office as an appointee to an unexpired term."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 26th day of May, 1999.

Approved the 1st day of June, 1999.