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S. 169
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Cleary and Rose
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Companion/Similar bill(s): 3213
Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2009
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Term limits
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12/10/2008 Senate Prefiled 12/10/2008 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary 1/13/2009 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-150 1/13/2009 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-150
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 2-1-190 TO PROVIDE THAT NO PERSON SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR ELECTION TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IF THAT PERSON HAS SERVED SIX TERMS IN THE SAME BODY, AND THAT NO PERSON SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR ELECTION TO THE SENATE IF THAT PERSON HAS SERVED FOUR TERMS IN THE SAME BODY, AND TO PROVIDE THAT ANY TERM SERVED FOR WHICH THE ELECTION WAS HELD PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2009, SHALL NOT BE COUNTED AS A TERM SERVED.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 2-1-190. (A) No person shall be eligible for election to the House of Representatives if that person has served six terms in the same body, regardless of the district represented.
(B) No person shall be eligible for election to the Senate if that person has served four terms in the same body, regardless of the district represented.
(C) For purposes of the number of terms served in the General Assembly, any term served for which the election was held prior to January 1, 2009, shall not be counted as a term served.
(D) For purposes of this section, service in office for more than one half of a term shall be deemed service for a term."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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