South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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S. 1299

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Scott and Jackson
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\8011cm10.docx

Introduced in the Senate on March 18, 2010
Introduced in the House on April 28, 2010
Last Amended on April 22, 2010
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Mayors or councilmen

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/18/2010  Senate  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference SJ-4
   3/23/2010  Senate  Committed to Committee on Judiciary SJ-9
   3/26/2010  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Cleary, Scott
   4/21/2010  Senate  Recalled from Committee on Judiciary SJ-2
   4/22/2010  Senate  Amended SJ-40
   4/22/2010  Senate  Read second time SJ-40
   4/23/2010          Scrivener's error corrected
   4/27/2010  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-20
   4/28/2010  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-14
   4/28/2010  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-14

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/18/2010
3/18/2010-A
4/21/2010
4/22/2010
4/23/2010

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AMENDED

April 22, 2010

S. 1299

Introduced by Senators Scott and Jackson

S. Printed 4/22/10--S.    [SEC 4/23/10 4:02 PM]

Read the first time March 18, 2010.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 5-7-200, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO GROUNDS FOR FORFEITURE OF THE OFFICE OF MAYOR OR COUNCILMAN AND THE FILLING OF A VACANCY IN EITHER OFFICE, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL PERIOD OF TIME THAT MAY BE UTILIZED TO FILL A VACANCY IN EITHER OFFICE.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    (A)    There is created a study committee to study all relevant provisions of law and make recommendations to the members of the General Assembly regarding the issues of when a mayor or councilman forfeits his office, and how a vacancy in the office of mayor or councilman should be filled.

(B)    The study committee shall be composed of the:

(1)    Director of the South Carolina Election Commission, or his designee, who shall serve as chairperson;

(2)    President Pro Tempore of the Senate, or his designee;

(3)    Speaker of the House of Representatives, or his designee;

(4)    Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, or his designee;

(5)    Chairman of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, or his designee;

(6)    two members selected by the President of the Association of Counties;

(7)    two members selected by the President of the Municipal Association; and

(8)    President of the South Carolina Association of Registration and Election Officials.

(C)    The study committee shall accept committee staffing and coordination from the appropriate committees of the Senate and House of Representatives.

(D)    The members of the study committee shall serve without mileage, per diem, and subsistence.

(E)    The study committee shall meet as often as is necessary, and shall convene no later than sixty days after the effective date of this act.

(F)    The study committee shall submit its recommendations to the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Chairman of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, and the members of the Senate and House of Representatives no later than January 1, 2011, at which point the study committee will dissolve.

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

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