H 3126 General Bill, By McKnight, Pitts, Hill, Magnuson, Bedingfield, Putnam, Elliott, Long and Willis
Summary: Child custody orders
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 63-15-220, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PARENTING PLANS, SO AS TO CREATE A PRESUMPTION THAT IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD TO SPEND APPROXIMATELY AN EQUAL AMOUNT OF TIME WITH EACH PARENT, WITH EXCEPTIONS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 63-15-240, RELATING TO CHILD CUSTODY ORDERS, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE COURT TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION CERTAIN FACTORS WHEN DETERMINING WHAT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF A CHILD, TO REQUIRE THAT A CHILD CUSTODY ORDER INCLUDE FINDINGS OF FACT IF THE TIME-SHARING SCHEDULE DOES NOT ALLOCATE APPROXIMATELY EQUAL PARENTING TIME TO EACH PARENT, AND TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS TO MODIFY CHILD CUSTODY ORDERS.
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12/15/16	House	Prefiled
12/15/16	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/10/17	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 83)
01/10/17	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 83)
03/02/17	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pitts, Hill, Magnuson
03/09/17	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bedingfield
03/22/17	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Putnam
04/26/17	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Elliott
02/06/18	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Long
02/07/18	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Willis