South Carolina Senate Bill 903 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Enact The "magistrate Reform Act Of 2020"; To Amend Section 22-1-10 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To The Appointment, Term And Territorial Jurisdiction, Training, And Certification Or Recertification Requirements Of Magistrates, To Provide That Magistrates Appointed By The Governor Must Be Confirmed By A Weighted Majority Of Senators And A Weighted Majority Of Members Of The House Of Representatives That Comprise The Legislative Delegation In The County For Which The Magistrate Was Appointed, To Provide That An Immediate Family Member Of A Member Of The General Assembly Or An Immediate Family Member Of A Former Member Of The General Assembly Who Ceased To Be A Member Of The General Assembly Within Two Years Of The Person's Appointment To The Office Of Magistrate Is Not Eligible For Appointment As A Magistrate, To Provide That A Member Of The General Assembly May Not Be Appointed To The Office Of Magistrate While He Is Serving In The General Assembly Or For A Period Of Two Years After He Ceases To Be A Member Of The General Assembly, And To Provide That A Magistrate May Not Serve In A Holdover Capacity For More Than Ninety Days After The Expiration Of His Term Of Office; And To Amend Section 22-3-1000(a) Of The 1976 Code, Relating To The Time For Motions For A New Trial Or An Appeal, To Provide That A New Trial For A Criminal Defendant Sentenced To A Term Of Imprisonment By A Non-lawyer Magistrate Shall Be Conducted By A Magistrate Who Is Licensed To Practice Law In This State, And To Provide That Appeals By A Criminal Defendant Sentenced To A Term Of Imprisonment By A Non-lawyer Magistrate Shall Be Heard De Novo.

Magistrate Reform Act

Sen. Thomas Davis [R]

Sen. Thomas Young [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-14	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2020-01-14	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2019-12-16		Scrivener's error corrected
2019-12-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2019-12-11	Senate	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
22	1	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	3	1000	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0903&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/903_20191211.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/903_20191216.htm