South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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A20, R9, S91

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators McConnell, Knotts and Elliott
Document Path: l:\s-jud\bills\mcconnell\jud0037.gfm.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3207

Introduced in the Senate on January 11, 2005
Introduced in the House on January 26, 2005
Passed by the General Assembly on March 11, 2005
Governor's Action: March 22, 2005, Signed

Summary: Term of office for Solicitors

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/15/2004  Senate  Prefiled
  12/15/2004  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/11/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-128
   1/11/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-128
   1/19/2005  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-17
   1/25/2005  Senate  Read second time SJ-17
   1/26/2005  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-32
   1/26/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-89
   1/26/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-89
    3/9/2005  House   Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-5
   3/10/2005  House   Read second time HJ-17
   3/10/2005  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day HJ-20
   3/11/2005  House   Read third time and enrolled HJ-4
   3/17/2005          Ratified R 9
   3/22/2005          Signed By Governor
   3/28/2005          Copies available
   3/28/2005          Effective date 03/22/05
   4/13/2005          Act No. 20

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/15/2004
1/19/2005
3/9/2005


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(A20, R9, S91)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1-7-310, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE TERM OF OFFICE FOR SOLICITORS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A SOLICITOR'S TERM OF OFFICE BEGINS AT NOON ON THE FIRST WEDNESDAY FOLLOWING THE SECOND TUESDAY IN JANUARY FOLLOWING HIS ELECTION AND ENDS AT NOON ON THE FIRST WEDNESDAY FOLLOWING THE SECOND TUESDAY IN JANUARY FOUR YEARS LATER.

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

Solicitors, terms of office

SECTION    1.    Section 1-7-310 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 1-7-310.    There is one solicitor for each judicial circuit, to be elected by the qualified electors of the circuit, who holds his office for the term of four years. The term of office of a solicitor begins at noon on the first Wednesday following the second Tuesday in January following his election and ends at noon on the first Wednesday following the second Tuesday in January four years later. A solicitor must be licensed to practice law by the South Carolina Bar at the time of his election and throughout his term."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 17th day of March, 2005.

Approved the 22nd day of March, 2005.

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