H 4803 Joint Resolution, By Harrison and Wilkins
    A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to Section 17, Article V of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, relating to the removal or retirement of judges, so as to permit the Supreme Court to remove any judge within the Unified Judicial System from office for misconduct, breach of any ethical obligation, habitual intemperance, or persistent failure to perform the duties of the office, and also to permit the Supreme Court to remove or retire any judge from office upon a finding of mental or physical incapacity rather than disability which seriously interferes with the performance of his duties which is or is likely to become permanent.
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03/21/96	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-8
03/21/96	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-9
04/10/96	House	Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-6
04/17/96	House	Amended HJ-26
04/17/96	House	Read second time HJ-26
04/17/96	House	Roll call Yeas-116 Nays-0 HJ-27
04/18/96	House	Reconsider second reading HJ-21
04/18/96	House	Reconsider vote whereby amendment number 1 adopted HJ-23
04/18/96	House	Amendment no. 1 tabled HJ-23
04/18/96	House	Read second time HJ-23
04/18/96	House	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day HJ-23
04/19/96	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-1
04/23/96	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-27
04/23/96	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-27
05/09/96	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-46
05/14/96	Senate	Amended SJ-89
05/14/96	Senate	Read second time SJ-89
05/14/96	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-89
05/15/96	Senate	Amended SJ-18
05/15/96	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-18
05/23/96	House	Non-concurrence in Senate amendment HJ-54
05/29/96	Senate	Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Sens. McConnell, Russell, Rankin SJ-9
05/29/96	House	Conference committee appointed Jennings, Baxley & J. Young HJ-123