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A33, R46, S196
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Shealy, Hutto, Jackson and Senn
Document Path: l:\s-res\ks\002marr.kmm.ks.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3369
Introduced in the Senate on January 8, 2019
Introduced in the House on January 31, 2019
Passed by the General Assembly on May 8, 2019
Governor's Action: May 13, 2019, Signed
Summary: License issuance to an unmarried female and male under 18 when the female is pregnant or had a child
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/12/2018 Senate Prefiled
12/12/2018 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/8/2019 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 130)
1/8/2019 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
(Senate Journal-page 130)
1/9/2019 Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Shealy, Young
1/23/2019 Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
(Senate Journal-page 9)
1/29/2019 Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 28)
1/29/2019 Senate Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 28)
1/30/2019 Senate Read third time and sent to House
(Senate Journal-page 10)
1/31/2019 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 61)
1/31/2019 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
(House Journal-page 61)
5/1/2019 House Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
(House Journal-page 34)
5/7/2019 House Read second time (House Journal-page 32)
5/7/2019 House Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 32)
5/8/2019 House Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 46)
5/9/2019 Ratified R 46
5/13/2019 Signed By Governor
5/17/2019 Effective date 05/13/19
5/21/2019 Act No. 33
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
(A33, R46, S196)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY REPEALING SECTION 20-1-300 RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF A MARRIAGE LICENSE TO MINORS WHEN THE FEMALE IS PREGNANT OR HAS GIVEN BIRTH TO A CHILD.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Repeal
SECTION 1. Section 20-1-300 of the 1976 Code is repealed.
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 9th day of May, 2019.
Approved the 13th day of May, 2019.
This web page was last updated on June 5, 2019 at 9:00 AM