Current Status Bill Number:49 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19970114 Primary Sponsor:Rose All Sponsors:Rose Drafted Document Number:s-res\rose\res1098.mtr Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Date of Last Amendment:19970430 Subject:Magistrates, initial term of newly appointed to be two years, Courts
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 19970501 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee Senate 19970430 Amended, read third time, sent to House Senate 19970429 Read second time, ordered to third reading with notice of general amendments Senate 19970312 Committee report: majority 11 SJ favorable, minority unfavorable Senate 19970114 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
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AS PASSED BY THE SENATE
April 30, 1997
S. 49
S. Printed 4/30/97--S.
Read the first time January 14, 1997.
TO AMEND SECTION 22-1-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE APPOINTMENT AND TERM OF OFFICE FOR MAGISTRATES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE INITIAL TERM OF A NEWLY APPOINTED MAGISTRATE SHALL BE FOR TWO YEARS RATHER THAN FOUR YEARS.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The first paragraph of Section 22-1-10(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(A) The Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, may appoint magistrates in each county of the State for a term of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualified; provided, however, that the initial term of office of a magistrate who has not previously served as a magistrate shall be two years from the date of confirmation and the second term of an individual so appointed shall extend to the conclusion of the four-year period delineated below for the respective county in which the magistrate serves. The provisions of this paragraph must be read in conjunction with the following paragraph and nothing in this provision shall be construed to alter the staggering scheme provided in the next paragraph."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.