SC H4584 | 2023-2024 | 125th General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-09 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 40-5-20, Relating To The Authority Of The Supreme Court To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Concerning The Practice Of Law And The Establishment Of The South Carolina Bar, So As To Provide That The Supreme Court May Promulgate Rules And Regulations Defining And Regulating The Practice Of Law Subject To Statutory Law And Determining The Qualifications And Requirements For Admission To The Practice Of Law And The Licensure Of Attorneys In This State, To Provide That Any Provision Of Law Or Rule That Requires An Attorney To Be A Member Of The South Carolina Bar Is Superseded And Of No Force And Effect, And To Delete Inconsistent Provisions Related To The Bar; And By Amending Section 40-5-310, Relating To Practicing Law Or Soliciting The Legal Cause Of Another Without Being Enrolled As A Member Of The South Carolina Bar, So As To Provide That No Person May Practice Law Unless He Is Licensed By The Supreme Court, And To Delete The Requirement That A Person Be A Member Of The South Carolina Bar.

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Title

Requirements for practicing law

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2024-01-09HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2024-01-09HouseIntroduced and read first time
2023-11-16HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-11-16HousePrefiled

Same As/Similar To

S0058 (Similar To) 2023-01-10 - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
40520(n/a)See Bill Text
405310(n/a)See Bill Text

South Carolina State Sources


Bill Comments

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