South Carolina General Assembly
112th Session, 1997-1998

Bill 283

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                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       283
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  Senate
Introduced Date:                   19970130
Primary Sponsor:                   Hutto
All Sponsors:                      Hutto and Giese 
Drafted Document Number:           res1264.bch
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Subject:                           Solicitors, required to be
                                   attorneys at time of election;
                                   Courts, Attorneys
History


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

House   19970325  Introduced, read first time,             25 HJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19970321  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19970320  Read second time, unanimous
                  consent for third reading on
                  Friday, 19970321
Senate  19970319  Committee report: Favorable              11 SJ
Senate  19970130  Introduced, read first time,             11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
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COMMITTEE REPORT

March 19, 1997

S. 283

Introduced by Senators Hutto and Giese

S. Printed 3/19/97--S.

Read the first time January 30, 1997.

THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

To whom was referred a Bill (S. 283), to amend Section 1-7-310, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to solicitors, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

LUKE RANKIN, for Committee.

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 1-7-310 , CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SOLICITORS, SO AS TO REQUIRE SOLICITORS TO BE LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA BAR AT THE TIME OF HIS ELECTION AND THROUGHOUT HIS TERM AND TO DELETE OUT-DATED REFERENCES.

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

SECTION 1. Section 1-7-310 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 1-7-310. There shall be is one solicitor for each judicial circuit, to be elected by the qualified electors of the circuit, who shall hold holds his office for the term of four years. A solicitor must be licensed to practice law by the South Carolina Bar at the time of his election and throughout his term.

Successors to solicitors whose terms expire in 1975 shall be elected in the general election of 1974 and each four years thereafter, and successors to those whose terms expire in 1977 shall be elected in the general election of 1976 and each four years thereafter."

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

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