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H. 4461
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Rutherford and J.E. Smith
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Introduced in the House on January 14, 2014
Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and Means
Summary: Income tax filing status
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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1/14/2014 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 79)
1/14/2014 House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
(House Journal-page 79)
2/18/2014 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.E.Smith
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 12-6-5000, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT A HUSBAND AND WIFE HAVE THE SAME STATE FILING STATUS AS FEDERAL STATUS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE TERMS "HUSBAND", "WIFE", AND "SPOUSE" INCLUDE LEGAL SAME-SEX MARRIAGES FROM ANOTHER STATE AND MUST NOT BE CONSTRUED TO BE GENDER SPECIFIC.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 12-6-5000 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately lettered subsection to read:
"( ) For purposes of this chapter, the terms 'husband', 'wife', and 'spouse' include legal same-sex marriages from another state and must not be construed to be gender specific."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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