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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3337 Ratification Number:80 Act Number:39 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19990126 Primary Sponsor:Harrison All Sponsors:Harrison Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\bbm\10049som99.doc Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19990520 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19990601 Subject:Administrative law judges, vacancy in chief judge office filled by most senior judge; Courts History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 19990618 Act No. A39 ------ 19990601 Signed by Governor ------ 19990526 Ratified R80 Senate 19990520 Read third time, enrolled for ratification Senate 19990513 Read second time, notice of general amendments Senate 19990512 Committee report: Favorable 11 SJ Senate 19990223 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to Committee House 19990219 Read third time, sent to Senate House 19990218 Unanimous consent for third reading on the next Legislative day House 19990218 Read second time House 19990217 Committee report: Favorable 25 HJ House 19990126 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee Versions of This Bill Revised on February 17, 1999 - Word format Revised on May 12, 1999 - Word format
(A39, R80, H3337)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1-23-510, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE WHO EXERCISES THE POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE IN THE EVENT THERE IS A VACANCY IN THAT OFFICE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE POWERS AND FUNCTIONS ARE EXERCISED BY THE MOST SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE INSTEAD OF THE JUDGE ELECTED TO SEAT 2.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Chief administrative law judge; vacancy; most senior judge
SECTION 1. Section 1-23-510(E) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 181 of 1993, is amended to read:
"(E) In the event that there is a vacancy in the position of the chief administrative law judge or for any reason the chief administrative law judge is unable to act, his powers and functions must be exercised by the most senior administrative law judge as determined by the date of their election to the division."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 26th day of May, 1999.
Approved the 1st day of June, 1999.
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