Current Status Bill Number:870 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19980114 Primary Sponsor:Fair All Sponsors:Fair, Wilson and Martin Drafted Document Number:psd\7070ac.98 Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ Subject:Covenant marriages provided for, Domestic Relations
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Senate 19980114 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ
referred to Committee
Senate 19971215 Prefiled, referred to Committee 11 SJ
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TO AMEND CHAPTER 1, TITLE 20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MARRIAGES, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR COVENANT MARRIAGES; TO PROVIDE FOR A COVENANT MARRIAGE DECLARATION ON A MARRIAGE LICENSE; TO PROVIDE PREREQUISITES TO ENTERING INTO A COVENANT MARRIAGE, INCLUDING COUNSELING; TO AUTHORIZE THE ENTERING INTO THE ACT OF COVENANT MARRIAGE BY THOSE ALREADY MARRIED; TO PROVIDE THE EXCLUSIVE MEANS TO TERMINATE A COVENANT MARRIAGE; AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 20 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.