South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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H. 3234

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Leach
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11093ac03.doc

Introduced in the House on January 14, 2003
Introduced in the Senate on April 8, 2003
Last Amended on April 3, 2003
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Former members of General Assembly elected as judges, delete requirement must wait a year

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/18/2002  House   Prefiled
  12/18/2002  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/14/2003  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-96
   1/14/2003  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-96
    4/2/2003  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-1
    4/3/2003  House   Amended HJ-8
    4/3/2003  House   Read second time HJ-8
    4/3/2003  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day HJ-9
    4/4/2003  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-1
    4/8/2003  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-29
    4/8/2003  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-29

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/18/2002
4/2/2003
4/3/2003

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AMENDED

April 3, 2003

H. 3234

Introduced by Rep. Leach

S. Printed 4/3/03--H.

Read the first time January 14, 2003.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 2-19-70, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO VARIOUS PROCEDURES FOR ELECTION OF JUDGES, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISIONS PROHIBITING A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FROM BEING ELECTED TO A JUDICIAL OFFICE FOR ONE YEAR AFTER SERVING AS A MEMBER AND FOR ONE YEAR AFTER FAILING TO FILE FOR OFFICE, THEREBY ALLOWING A MEMBER TO SERVE UNTIL THE ELECTION.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 2-19-70(A) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 391, Part I, Section 1 of 1996, is further amended to read:

"(A)    NoA member of the General Assembly may be elected to not file for a judicial office while he the member is serving in the General Assembly nor shall that person be elected to a judicial office for a period of one year after he either:

(1) ceases to be a member of the General Assembly; or

(2) fails to file for election to the General Assembly in accordance with Section 7-11-15."

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

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