South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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S. 406

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Reese
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11123ac03.doc

Introduced in the Senate on February 20, 2003
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Constitutional officers and General Assembly members; if in military reserves, failure to accompany unit into active reserves, duties must be relinquished

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/20/2003  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-3
   2/20/2003  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-3

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/20/2003

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 21, TO CHAPTER 1, TITLE 1 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OR A CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICER WHO IS A MEMBER OF A MILITARY RESERVE UNIT THAT IS CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY SHALL RELINQUISH THE DUTIES OF HIS OFFICE IF HE DOES NOT ACCOMPANY HIS UNIT INTO ACTIVE DUTY.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 1, Title 1 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Article 21

Military Service of Members of the General Assembly

and Constitutional Officers

Section 1-1-1410.    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a member of the General Assembly or a constitutional officer is a member of a military reserve unit that is called to active duty and the individual does not accompany his unit into active duty, the individual shall relinquish the duties of his office while the individual's unit is deployed."

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

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