BIL:36
RTN:56
ACN:21
TYP:General Bill GB
INB:Senate
IND:19990112
PSP:Waldrep
SPO:Waldrep, Elliott, Ryberg, Reese
DDN:l:\council\bills\psd\7031ac99.doc
DPB:19990429
LAD:19990422
GOV:S
DGA:19990601
SUB:Office elected by General Assembly, to notify joint committee for review of candidates when not seeking reelection
HST:
BodyDateAction DescriptionComLeg Involved
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------19990618Act No. A21
------19990601Signed by Governor
------19990526Ratified R56
House19990429Concurred in Senate amendments,
enrolled for ratification
Senate19990422House amendments amended,
returned to House with amendment
House19990415Read third time, returned to Senate
with amendment
House19990414Amended, read second time
House19990408Request for debate withdrawn
by RepresentativeScott
J.H. Neal
House19990407Request for debate by RepresentativeScott
J.H. Neal
Lloyd
Bailey
Whipper
Fleming
Harrison
Easterday
Phillips
House19990331Committee report: Favorable with25 HJ
amendment
House19990127Introduced, read first time,25 HJ
referred to Committee
Senate19990126Read third time, sent to House
Senate19990121Read second time
Senate19990120Committee report: Favorable11 SJ
Senate19990112Introduced, read first time,11 SJ
referred to Committee
Senate19981118Prefiled, referred to Committee11 SJ
Printed Versions of This Bill
Ordered Printed on 19990120
Ordered Printed on 19990331
Ordered Printed on 19990414
Ordered Printed on 19990422
TXT:
(A21, R56, S36)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 22025 SO AS TO REQUIRE A PERSON SERVING IN AN OFFICE ELECTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WHO IS NOT SEEKING REELECTION TO GIVE WRITTEN NOTICE OF SUCH TO THE JOINT COMMITTEE FOR THE REVIEW OF CANDIDATES AND TO PROVIDE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH A FILING PERIOD MAY BE REOPENED OR EXTENDED.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Notice required when person not seeking reelection to a nonjudicial office elected by General Assembly
SECTION1.The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
“Section 22025.A person serving in an office elected by the General Assembly who is not seeking reelection must give written notice to the joint committee to review candidates for that office of his decision not to seek reelection. The notice must be given not less than thirty days before the last date for filing for that office. If the notice is given less than thirty days before the last date for filing for that office or if the notice is withdrawn and the person seeks reelection, the joint committee may reopen or extend, as appropriate, the time period for filing for the office. For purposes of this section, ‘person serving in an office elected by the General Assembly’ includes a person serving in office as an appointee to an unexpired term.”
Time effective
SECTION2.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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