South Carolina Senate Bill 1124 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 19 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-04-12 - Scrivener's error corrected
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Relating To The Departments Of State Government, To Provide That The Governing Authority Of The Department Of Insurance Shall Be The "commissioner Of Insurance" Elected To Office Under The Laws Of This State; To Amend Section 38-1-20, Relating To Definitions Under The Insurance Laws Of This State, To Delete The Definition Of "director" Of The Department Of Insurance And Substitute "commissioner Of Insurance"; To Amend Section 38-1-30, To Provide That Every Reference To "director Of The Department Of Insurance" In The 1976 Code Shall Be Deemed To Mean "commissioner Of Insurance" ; To Amend Section 38-3-10, Relating To The Department Of Insurance, To Delete Certain Provisions Relating To The Department's Director, To Provide That The Commissioner Of Insurance Shall Be Elected Rather Than Appointed, And To Make Changes In The Provisions Concerning The Removal Of The Commissioner; To Amend Section 38-3-100, Relating To The Director Of The Department Of Insurance, To, Among Other Changes, Substitute "commissioner Of Insurance" For "director Of The Department Of Insurance" And Delete The Requirement That, If The Commissioner Becomes A Candidate For Public Office Or Becomes A Member Of A Political Committee During Tenure, His Office Must Be Immediately Vacated; To Amend The 1976 Code By Adding Section 38-3-102 To Provide That The Commissioner Of Insurance Must Be Elected To Office By The Qualified Electors Of The State In The General Election And Provide For The Commissioner's Term Of Office, Qualifications, Vacancies, And Related Matters; To Provide That The Election Of The Commissioner Of Insurance Begins With The 2014 Statewide Election Process And That The Director Serving On The Effective Date Of This Act Shall Continue To Serve Until His Successor Is Elected And Qualifies For Office As Commissioner Of Insurance; To Provide That Every Reference To "director Of The Department Of Insurance" In The 1976 Code Shall Be Deemed To Mean "commissioner Of Insurance"; And To Authorize And Direct The Code Commissioner To Change Certain References.

Commissioner of Insurance Department to be elected

Sen. Robert Ford [D]

Sen. John Knotts [R]

Sen. Luke Rankin [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-04-12		Scrivener's error corrected
2012-04-11		Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
2012-02-02		Referred to Subcommittee: Rankin (ch), Hutto, Knotts
2012-01-19		Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2012-01-19		Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
1	30	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	1	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	1	30	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	3	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	3	100	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	3	102	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=1124&session=119&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess119_2011-2012/prever/1124_20120119.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess119_2011-2012/prever/1124_20120411.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess119_2011-2012/prever/1124_20120412.htm