Current Status Bill Number:604 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19970402 Primary Sponsor:Rose All Sponsors:Rose, Drummond, Courson and Giese Drafted Document Number:jud4001.mtr Residing Body:House Date Tabled:19980310 Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Date of Last Amendment:19970430 Subject:Secretary of State, office abolished; functions devolved upon Governor or his designee
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 19980310 Tabled in Committee 25 HJ House 19980113 Recommitted to Committee 25 HJ House 19970604 Continued House 19970603 Recalled from Committee 25 HJ House 19970501 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee Senate 19970430 Read third time, sent to House Senate 19970430 Committee amendment adopted Senate 19970429 Made Special Order Senate 19970429 Read second time, notice of general amendments Senate 19970409 Committee report: majority 11 SJ favorable, with amendment, minority unfavorable Senate 19970402 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
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June 3, 1997
S. 604
S. Printed 6/3/97--H.
Read the first time May 1, 1997.
TO AMEND SECTION 1-5-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE COMPENSATION OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON ELECTED SECRETARY OF STATE IN THE 1998 GENERAL ELECTION OR THEREAFTER SHALL RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION AND EXERCISE NO FUNCTIONS OR DUTIES, AND THAT THE FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE MUST BE DEVOLVED UPON THE GOVERNOR OR HIS DESIGNEE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 1-5-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 1-5-10 (A) The Secretary of State shall receive such annual salary as may be provided by the General Assembly in subsection (B), and the fees or perquisites of the office shall be paid into the Treasury of the State.
(B) Pursuant to the General Assembly's authority under Article VI, Section 7 of the State Constitution to provide for the duties and compensation of the Secretary of State, a person elected to the office of Secretary of State in the 1998 general election or thereafter shall receive no compensation and exercise no functions or duties. The functions, powers, duties, responsibilities, and authority statutorily exercised by the Secretary of State must be devolved upon the state agencies, together with all assets, liabilities, records, property, personnel, unexpended appropriations, and other funds, in the manner that the General Assembly shall provide by law."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.