Current Status Bill Number:3426 Ratification Number:145 Act Number:92 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19950131 Primary Sponsor:Harrison All Sponsors:Harrison and Hodges Drafted Document Number:br1\18102sd.95 Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19950531 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19950607 Subject:Administrative Law Judges
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 19950607 Act No. A92 ------ 19950607 Signed by Governor ------ 19950606 Ratified R145 Senate 19950531 Read third time, enrolled for ratification Senate 19950530 Read second time, ordered to third reading with notice of general amendments Senate 19950530 Recalled from Committee 11 SJ Senate 19950404 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to Committee House 19950331 Read third time, sent to Senate House 19950330 Unanimous consent for third reading on the next Legislative day House 19950330 Read second time House 19950329 Committee report: Favorable 25 HJ House 19950131 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
(A92, R145, H3426)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1-23-600, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO HEARINGS AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE DIVISION, SO AS TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE RECORD WHICH MUST BE KEPT REGARDING THE CASES AND HEARINGS BEFORE AN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Record which must be kept
SECTION 1. Section 1-23-600(A) of the 1976 Code, as added by Section 19, Act 181 of 1993, is amended to read:
"(A) A full and complete record shall be kept of all contested cases and regulation hearings before an Administrative Law Judge. All testimony shall be reported and need not be transcribed unless a transcript is requested by any party. The party requesting a transcript shall be responsible for the costs involved. Proceedings before Administrative Law Judges are open to the public unless confidentiality is allowed or required by law. The presiding Administrative Law Judge shall render the decision in a written order. The decisions or orders of these Administrative Law Judges are not required to be published but are available for public inspection unless the confidentiality thereof is allowed or required by law."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 7th day of June, 1995.