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Bill 3756

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3756
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20010320
Primary Sponsor:                  Wilkins
All Sponsors:                     Wilkins and Harrison
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\skb\18243som01.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Date of Last Amendment:           20020606
Subject:                          Premarital agreements, validity of; 
                                  family court to hear cases and determine; 
                                  Domestic Relations, Marriage, Courts


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20020606  Senate amendments amended,
                  returned to Senate with amendment
House   20020606  Debate adjourned
House   20020605  Debate adjourned
House   20020530  Debate adjourned
Senate  20020523  Amended, read third time, 
                  returned to House with amendment
------  20020523  Scrivener's error corrected
Senate  20020522  Ordered returned to third reading
                  Calendar
Senate  20020522  Reconsidered vote whereby
                  the Bill was given a third reading
Senate  20020522  Read third time, returned to House
                  with amendment
Senate  20020521  Amended, read second time
Senate  20020515  Committee report: Favorable with       11 SJ
                  amendment
Senate  20010410  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
House   20010406  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   20010405  Read second time, unanimous
                  consent for third reading on 
                  Friday, 20010406
House   20010404  Committee report: Favorable            25 HJ
House   20010320  Introduced, read first time,           25 HJ
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill
Revised on April 4, 2001 - Word format
Revised on May 15, 2002 - Word format
Revised on May 21, 2002 - Word format
Revised on May 23, 2002 - Word format
Revised on May 23, 2002-A - Word format
Revised on June 6, 2002 - Word format

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Indicates New Matter

AMENDED--NOT PRINTED IN THE HOUSE

Amt. No. 1 (council\nbd\amend11850ac02)

June 6, 2002

    H. 3756

S. Printed 5/23/02--S.

Read the first time April 10, 2001.

TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-420, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO FAMILY COURT JURISDICTION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT FAMILY COURT HAS EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION TO HEAR AND DETERMINE MATTERS RELATING TO THE VALIDITY OF PREMARITAL AGREEMENTS AND THE EFFECT OF THESE AGREEMENTS ON ISSUES OTHERWISE WITHIN FAMILY COURT JURISDICTION.

    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 104 of 1999, is further amended by adding an appropriately numbered subsection to read:

    "( )    To hear and determine matters relating to the validity of antenuptial agreements and the effect of antenuptial agreements on issues otherwise within this court's jurisdiction."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect July 1, 2002, and applies to actions filed in family court on or after that date.

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