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A208, R285, S144
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Campsen and Ford
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Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2009
Introduced in the House on May 12, 2009
Passed by the General Assembly on May 25, 2010
Summary: Amendment ratification
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12/10/2008 Senate Prefiled 12/10/2008 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary 1/13/2009 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-140 1/13/2009 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-140 4/16/2009 Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Hutto, Shoopman 5/6/2009 Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-7 5/7/2009 Senate Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-25 5/7/2009 Senate Read second time SJ-25 5/12/2009 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-10 5/12/2009 House Introduced and read first time HJ-108 5/12/2009 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-108 4/14/2010 House Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-10 4/20/2010 House Requests for debate-Rep(s). Kennedy, Ott, Weeks, Jefferson, Duncan, Hardwick, and Mack HJ-68 4/27/2010 House Debate adjourned until Tuesday, May 4, 2010 HJ-123 5/12/2010 House Read second time HJ-43 5/12/2010 House Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-1 HJ-43 5/25/2010 House Read third time and enrolled HJ-117 6/2/2010 Ratified R 285 6/11/2010 Effective date 06/02/10 6/15/2010 Act No. 208
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/10/2008
5/6/2009
5/7/2009
4/14/2010
(A208, R285, S144)
AN ACT TO RATIFY AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 33, ARTICLE III OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE PROVISION PROVIDING THAT NO UNMARRIED WOMAN UNDER THE AGE OF FOURTEEN YEARS OLD MAY LEGALLY CONSENT TO SEXUAL INTERCOURSE, SO AS TO DELETE THAT PROVISION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Constitution, amendment to Section 33, Article III ratified, Age of Consent deleted
SECTION 1. The amendment to Section 33, Article III of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, prepared under the terms of Joint Resolution 118 of 2007, having been submitted to the qualified electors at the General Election of 2008 as prescribed in Section 1, Article XVI of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, and a favorable vote having been received on the amendment, is ratified and declared to be a part of the Constitution so that Section 33, Article III is amended to read:
"Section 33. (Reserved)"
Ratified the 2nd day of June, 2010.
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