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Bill 577

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      577
Ratification Number:              67
Act Number:                       32
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  19990309
Primary Sponsor:                  McConnell
All Sponsors:                     McConnell, Leventis, Ryberg and Ford
Drafted Document Number:          l:\s-jud\bills\mcconnell\jud0035.gfm.doc
Companion Bill Number:            3713
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:     19990514
Governor's Action:                S
Date of Governor's Action:        19990601
Subject:                          Judicial Merit Selection Commission, 
                                  person not to seek more than one judicial 
                                  vacancy at a time; Courts, Elections


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
------  19990618  Act No. A32
------  19990601  Signed by Governor
------  19990526  Ratified R67
House   19990514  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
House   19990513  Read second time, unanimous consent
                  for third reading on the next
                  Legislative day
House   19990512  Committee report: Favorable            25 HJ
House   19990331  Introduced, read first time,           25 HJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19990330  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19990325  Read second time
Senate  19990324  Committee report: Favorable            11 SJ
Senate  19990309  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee


                             Versions of This Bill
Revised on March 24, 1999 - Word format
Revised on May 12, 1999 - Word format

(A32, R67, S577)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 2-19-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE JUDICIAL MERIT SELECTION COMMISSION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON MAY NOT SEEK MORE THAN ONE JUDICIAL VACANCY AT THE SAME TIME.

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

Judicial Merit Selection Commission - vacancies

SECTION 1. Section 2-19-20(C) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 391 of 1996, is further amended to read:

"(C) The Judicial Merit Selection Commission shall announce and publicize vacancies and forthcoming vacancies in the administrative law judge division, on the family court, circuit court, court of appeals, and Supreme Court. A person who desires to be considered for nomination as justice or judge may make application to the commission. No person may concurrently seek more than one judicial vacancy. The commission shall announce the names of those persons who have applied."

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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