South Carolina General Assembly
112th Session, 1997-1998

Bill 3038

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    3038
Ratification Number:            209
Act Number:                     127
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               House
Introduced Date:                19970114
Primary Sponsor:                Vaughn 
All Sponsors:                   Vaughn, Haskins, Kirsh and
                                Riser
Drafted Document Number:        BBM\10957HTC.97
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19970605
Date of Last Amendment:         19970529
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19970613
Subject:                        General Assembly, legislative
                                delegation members, notary public
                                commissions, Secretary of State
History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

------  19970630  Act No. A127
------  19970613  Signed by Governor
------  19970609  Ratified R209
House   19970605  Concurred in Senate amendment,
                  enrolled for ratification
Senate  19970604  Read third time, returned to House
                  with amendment
Senate  19970529  Amended, read second time
Senate  19970528  Recalled from Committee,                 11 SJ
                  placed on the Calendar
Senate  19970130  Introduced, read first time,             11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
House   19970130  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19970129  Amended, read second time
House   19970129  Debate adjourned
House   19970122  Committee report: Favorable              25 HJ
House   19970114  Introduced, read first time,             25 HJ
                  referred to Committee
House   19961211  Prefiled, referred to Committee          25 HJ
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(A127, R209, H3038)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 26-1-25, SO AS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL METHODS FOR THE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION MEMBERS ENDORSEMENTS FOR APPLICATIONS FOR NOTARY PUBLIC COMMISSIONS BY AUTHORIZING A DELEGATION MEMBER TO HAVE THE CHAIRMAN OR SECRETARY OF THE COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION TO SIGN FOR THE MEMBER AND TO PROVIDE FOR NOTIFICATION TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF A DELEGATION'S USE OF THESE ADDITIONAL METHODS.

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

Application endorsement

SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 26 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 26-1-25. In addition to the methods of endorsement of applications for notary public commissions provided in Section 26-1-20, a legislator may provide for the endorsement of these applications by authorizing either the member serving as chairman or the member serving as secretary of the legislative delegation of the county in which the applicant resides to sign on the legislator's behalf.

A copy of the resolution adopting any or all of these endorsement methods for a county must be forwarded to the Secretary of State, after which the method or methods of endorsement shall continue to apply in the county unless rescinded by a subsequent delegation resolution."

Time effective

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

Approved the 13th day of June, 1997.