S*0748(Rat #0175, Act #0125 of 1987)  General Bill, By Bryan

Similar(H 3091)
 A Bill to amend Act 464 of 1986, relating to the adoption of children, so as
 to provide for adoption proceedings in progress before the effective date of
 the Act in which consent or relinquishment has been given for the purpose of
 adoption before the effective date, whether or not a petition has been filed
 before that date, to be carried to conclusion pursuant to the adoption
 provisions of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as they existed before
 the effective date.-amended title

   04/30/87  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-1614
   04/30/87  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-1614
   05/06/87  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
   05/06/87  Senate Amended SJ-1695
   05/06/87  Senate Read second time SJ-1695
   05/06/87  Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-1695
   05/07/87  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-1758
   05/12/87  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-2619
   05/12/87  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-2619
   05/21/87  House  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-3084
   05/26/87  House  Read second time HJ-3172
   05/27/87  House  Read third time and enrolled HJ-3246
   06/02/87         Ratified R 175
   06/03/87         Signed By Governor
   06/03/87         Effective date 06/03/87
   06/03/87         Act No. 125
   06/16/87         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 464 OF 1986, RELATING TO THE ADOPTION OF CHILDREN, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR ADOPTION PROCEEDINGS IN PROGRESS BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ACT IN WHICH CONSENT OR RELINQUISHMENT HAS BEEN GIVEN FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADOPTION BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE, WHETHER OR NOT A PETITION HAS BEEN FILED BEFORE THAT DATE, TO BE CARRIED TO CONCLUSION PURSUANT TO THE ADOPTION PROVISIONS OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, AS THEY EXISTED BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Effective date for adoption proceedings in progress

SECTION 1. Section 4 of Act 464 of 1986 is amended to read:

"Section 4. This act takes effect six months after approval by the Governor, except adoption proceedings in progress and not completed before the effective date of this act must be carried to conclusion pursuant to the provisions of Subarticle 7 of Article 11 of Chapter 7 of Title 20 of the 1976 Code, as the provisions existed before amendment by this act, unless the proceedings are otherwise revised by the family court to conform to the provisions of this act. 'Proceedings in progress' include proceedings in which consent or relinquishment has been given for the purpose of adoption before the effective date of Act 464 of 1986, whether or not a petition has been filed before that date."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.