South Carolina General Assembly
110th Session, 1993-1994

Bill 438

                    Current Status
 Introducing Body:              Senate
Bill Number:                    438
Ratification Number:            40
Act Number:                     22
Primary Sponsor:                Committee (11)
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Family court judges,
                                screening of
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19930407
Computer Document Number:       438
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19930422
Introduced Date:                19930217
Last History Body:              ------
Last History Date:              19930422
Last History Type:              Act No. 22
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
Sponsor Committee:              Judiciary
Sponsor Committee Number:       11
Type of Legislation:            General Bill
History

Bill   Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
----   ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---  ------------
438    ------  19930422      Act No. 22
438    ------  19930422      Signed by Governor
438    ------  19930420      Ratified R 40
438    House   19930407      Read third time, enrolled for
                             ratification
438    House   19930406      Read second time
438    House   19930401      Committee Report: Favorable     25
438    House   19930223      Introduced, read first time,    25
                             referred to Committee
438    Senate  19930219      Read third time, sent to House
438    Senate  19930218      Read second time, unanimous
                             consent for third reading on
                             Friday, February 19, 1993
438    Senate  19930217      Introduced, read first time,
                             placed on Calendar without
                             reference
View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A22, R40, S438)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 14-1-215, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO RETIRED JUSTICES AND JUDGES PRESIDING OR SERVING IN CERTAIN COURTS OF THIS STATE, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT EXCEPT FOR RETIRED JUDGES, A PERSON MUST BE SCREENED IN THE MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW AND FOUND QUALIFIED TO SERVE BEFORE BEING APPOINTED OR ELECTED TO SERVE AS A FAMILY COURT JUDGE.

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

Persons elected or appointed to family court screened

SECTION 1. Section 14-1-215(B) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 355 of 1992, is further amended to read:

"(B) Except as provided by subsection (A), prior to any person appointed or elected to serve as a justice of the Supreme Court, court of appeals judge, circuit court judge, or family court judge acting in that capacity, that person shall be screened in the manner provided by Section 2-19-10 and found by the committee to be qualified to serve."

Time effective

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

Approved the 22nd day of April, 1993.