South Carolina House Bill 3123 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: Passed on June 12 2009 - 100% progression
Action: 2009-06-12 - Act No. 38

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-5-310, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION AGAINST ANY PERSON PRACTICING OR SOLICITING THE CAUSE OF ANOTHER PERSON IN A COURT OF THIS STATE UNLESS HE HAS BEEN ADMITTED AND SWORN AS AN ATTORNEY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON MUST BE ENROLLED AS A MEMBER OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA BAR PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE COURT RULES, OR OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED TO PERFORM PRESCRIBED LEGAL ACTIVITIES BY ACTION OF THE SUPREME COURT OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN ORDER TO EITHER PRACTICE LAW OR SOLICIT THE LEGAL CAUSE OF ANOTHER, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE TYPE OF CONDUCT THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF ANY CHARGE FILED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION MUST HAVE BEEN DEFINED AS THE UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW BY THE SUPREME COURT OF SOUTH CAROLINA PRIOR TO ANY CHARGE BEING FILED. - ratified title

Provide That A Person Must Be Enrolled As A Member Of The South Carolina Bar Pursuant To Applicable Court Rules, Or Otherwise Authorized To Perform Prescribed Legal Activities By Action Of The Supreme Court Of South Carolina In Order To Either Practice Law Or Solicit The Legal Cause Of Another, And To Provide That The Type Of Conduct That Is The Subject Of Any Charge Filed Pursuant To This Section Must Have Been Defined As The Unauthorized Practice Of Law By The Supreme Court Of South Carolina Prior To Any Charge Being Filed. - Ratified Title

Rep. Boyd Brown [D]	Rep. Jenny Horne [R]	Rep. Anne Hutto [D]	Rep. Walton McLeod [D]
Rep. James Smith [D]	Rep. David Weeks [D]	Sen. Thomas Young [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-06-12		Act No. 38
2009-06-11		Effective date 06/02/09
2009-06-02		Signed By Governor
2009-05-27		Ratified R 93
2009-05-13		Roll call Yeas-94 Nays-0 HJ-48
2009-05-13		Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-48
2009-05-07		Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-23
2009-04-24		Scrivener's error corrected
2009-04-23		Read second time SJ-21
2009-04-23		Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-21
2009-04-22		Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-10
2009-03-06		Referred to Subcommittee: L.Martin (ch), Rankin, Hutto, Bright, Davis
2009-03-03		Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-11
2009-03-03		Introduced and read first time SJ-11
2009-02-27		Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-1
2009-02-26		Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day HJ-13
2009-02-26		Read second time HJ-13
2009-02-26		Amended HJ-12
2009-02-24		Debate adjourned until Wednesday, February 25, 2009 HJ-24
2009-02-24		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hutto, T.R.Young
2009-02-19		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks
2009-02-18		Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-3
2009-02-17		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Horne
2009-02-10		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McLeod
2009-01-13		Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-56
2009-01-13		Introduced and read first time HJ-56
2008-12-16		Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2008-12-16		Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
40	5	310	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=3123&session=118