Bill 49

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       49
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  Senate
Introduced Date:                   19970114
Primary Sponsor:                   Rose 
All Sponsors:                      Rose 
Drafted Document Number:           s-res\rose\res1098.mtr
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Date of Last Amendment:            19970430
Subject:                           Magistrates, initial term of
                                   newly appointed to be two years,
                                   Courts

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

House   19970501  Introduced, read first time,             25 HJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19970430  Amended, read third time,
                  sent to House
Senate  19970429  Read second time, ordered to
                  third reading with notice of
                  general amendments
Senate  19970312  Committee report: majority               11 SJ
                  favorable, minority unfavorable
Senate  19970114  Introduced, read first time,             11 SJ
                  referred to Committee

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

AS PASSED BY THE SENATE

April 30, 1997

S. 49

S. Printed 4/30/97--S.

Read the first time January 14, 1997.

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 22-1-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE APPOINTMENT AND TERM OF OFFICE FOR MAGISTRATES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE INITIAL TERM OF A NEWLY APPOINTED MAGISTRATE SHALL BE FOR TWO YEARS RATHER THAN FOUR YEARS.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1. The first paragraph of Section 22-1-10(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(A) The Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, may appoint magistrates in each county of the State for a term of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualified; provided, however, that the initial term of office of a magistrate who has not previously served as a magistrate shall be two years from the date of confirmation and the second term of an individual so appointed shall extend to the conclusion of the four-year period delineated below for the respective county in which the magistrate serves. The provisions of this paragraph must be read in conjunction with the following paragraph and nothing in this provision shall be construed to alter the staggering scheme provided in the next paragraph."

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