2005-2006 Bill 91: Term of Office for Solicitors - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly

116th Session, 2005-2006

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

DateBodyAction Description with journal page number

12/15/2004SenatePrefiled

12/15/2004SenateReferred to Committee on Judiciary

1/11/2005SenateIntroduced and read first time SJ128

1/11/2005SenateReferred to Committee on JudiciarySJ128

1/19/2005SenateCommittee report: Favorable JudiciarySJ17

1/25/2005SenateRead second time SJ17

1/26/2005SenateRead third time and sent to House SJ32

1/26/2005HouseIntroduced and read first time HJ89

1/26/2005HouseReferred to Committee on JudiciaryHJ89

3/9/2005HouseCommittee report: Favorable JudiciaryHJ5

3/10/2005HouseRead second time HJ17

3/10/2005HouseUnanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day HJ20

3/11/2005HouseRead third time and enrolled HJ4

3/17/2005Ratified R 9

3/22/2005Signed By Governor

3/28/2005Copies available

3/28/2005Effective date 03/22/05

4/13/2005Act No.20

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/15/2004

1/19/2005

3/9/2005

(A20, R9, S91)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 17310, 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

SECTION1.Section 17310 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

“Section 17310.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

SECTION2.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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