Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4346 Primary Sponsor:Neilson Committee Number:11 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Child custody, visitation Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:JIC/5230AC.94 Introduced Date:19940111 Date of Last Amendment:19940505 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19940511 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Neilson Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved
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4346 Senate 19940511 Introduced, read first time, 11
referred to Committee
4346 House 19940510 Read third time, sent to
Senate
4346 House 19940505 Amended, read second time Rudnick
4346 House 19940420 Committee Report: Favorable 25
with amendment
4346 House 19940111 Introduced, read first time, 25
referred to Committee
4346 House 19931201 Prefiled, referred to 25
Committee
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AMENDED
May 5, 1994
H. 4346
S. Printed 5/5/94--H.
Read the first time January 11, 1994.
TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-420, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE FAMILY COURT, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE COURT TO ORDER JOINT CUSTODY.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 20-7-420 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 441 of 1992, is further amended by adding at the end an appropriately numbered item to read:
"( ) to order joint or divided custody where the court finds it is in the best interests of the child."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.