South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024
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Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
H. 3223
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Pope, McCravy, Chapman and Henegan
Document Path: LC-0002VR23.docx
Introduced in the House on January 10, 2023
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
| Date | Body | Action Description with journal page number |
|---|---|---|
| 12/8/2022 | House | Prefiled |
| 12/8/2022 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 1/10/2023 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 98) |
| 1/10/2023 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 98) |
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
A bill
to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by amending Section 20-3-10, relating to Grounds for divorce, so as to include physical cruelty toward a minor child of the petitioning party as a ground for divorce.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 20-3-10(3) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:
(3) physical cruelty toward the petitioning party or a minor child of the petitioning party;
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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