Bill 3558

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       3558
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19950208
Primary Sponsor:                   White 
All Sponsors:                      White and McTeer 
Drafted Document Number:           gjk\21337sd.95
Residing Body:                     Senate
Current Committee:                 Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Date of Last Amendment:            19950406
Subject:                           Family court judges,
                                   circuits

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

Senate  19950412  Introduced, read first time,             11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
House   19950411  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19950406  Amended, read second time
House   19950405  Debate adjourned until
                  Thursday, 19950406
House   19950404  Debate interrupted
House   19950329  Committee report: Favorable              25 HJ
House   19950208  Introduced, read first time,             25 HJ
                  referred to Committee

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

AMENDED

April 6, 1995

H. 3558

S. Printed 4/6/95--H.

Read the first time February 8, 1995.

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-1410, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE NUMBER OF FAMILY COURT JUDGES FOR EACH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO COUNTY IN THE FOURTEENTH CIRCUIT AS WELL AS THE SIXTH CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE MORE THAN ONE RESIDENT FAMILY COURT JUDGE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THIS PROVISION SHALL NOT PRECLUDE THE REELECTION OF ANY INCUMBENT FAMILY COURT JUDGE IF THIS WOULD RESULT IN MORE THAN ONE RESIDENT FAMILY COURT JUDGE FROM A PARTICULAR COUNTY IN THESE CIRCUITS.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1. Section 20-7-1410 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 20-7-1410. The General Assembly shall elect a number of Family Court Judges from each judicial circuit as follows:

First Circuit Two Judges

Second Circuit Two Judges

Third Circuit Three Judges

Fourth Circuit Three Judges

Fifth Circuit Four Judges

Sixth Circuit Two Judges

Seventh Circuit Three Judges

Eighth Circuit Three Judges

Ninth Circuit Four Judges

Tenth Circuit Three Judges

Eleventh Circuit Three Judges

Twelfth Circuit Three Judges

Thirteenth Circuit Four Judges

Fourteenth Circuit Three Judges

Fifteenth Circuit Two Judges

Sixteenth Circuit Two Judges

In the following judicial circuits at least one Family Court Judge must be a resident of each county in the circuit: fifth, seventh, ninth, tenth, twelfth, thirteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth. In those judicial circuits made up of three or more counties at least one Family Court Judge must be a resident of one of the counties which does not have the largest population in the circuit. In those judicial circuits made up of five counties, at least one Family court Judge must be a resident of one of the three counties with the smallest population in the circuit.

No county in the sixth circuit shall have more than one resident Family Court Judge."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to Family Court vacancies occurring after July 1, 1995.