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02.07.2017 The Senate Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report.
02.01.2017 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.
Summary of the bill as introduced: Extends the time period for the validity of the examination scores for magistrates to one year before and two years after the time of the appointment.

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S 0090 General Bill, By Campsen, Johnson, Hembree and Davis
Summary: Magistrate's eligibility examination
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 22-2-5(A) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE ELIGIBILITY EXAMINATION FOR MAGISTRATES, TO EXTEND THE TIME PERIOD FOR THE VALIDITY OF THE EXAMINATION SCORES FROM SIX MONTHS BEFORE AND SIX MONTHS AFTER THE TIME THE APPOINTMENT IS TO BE MADE TO ONE YEAR BEFORE AND TWO YEARS AFTER THE TIME THE APPOINTMENT IS TO BE MADE.
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12/13/16	Senate	Prefiled
12/13/16	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/10/17	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 55)
01/10/17	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 55)
01/20/17	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Sabb, Talley
02/08/17	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 11)
02/14/17	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 23)
02/14/17	Senate	Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 23)
02/15/17	Senate	Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 5)
02/16/17	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 21)
02/16/17	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 21)