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A322, R415, H3798

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. G.R. Smith
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11463ac07.doc

Introduced in the House on March 27, 2007
Introduced in the Senate on April 25, 2007
Last Amended on June 5, 2008
Passed by the General Assembly on June 5, 2008
Governor's Action: June 16, 2008, Signed

Summary: Marriage

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/27/2007  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-94
   3/27/2007  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-94
   4/18/2007  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary 
                        HJ-23
   4/19/2007  House   Amended HJ-39
   4/24/2007  House   Read second time HJ-103
   4/25/2007  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-24
   4/25/2007  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-26
   4/25/2007  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-226
   4/26/2007  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Ritchie (ch), Rankin, Lourie, 
                        Scott
    4/2/2008  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-9
   4/10/2008  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-33
   4/10/2008  Senate  Read second time SJ-33
   4/22/2008  Senate  Read third time and returned to House with amendments 
                        SJ-12
   4/24/2008  House   Senate amendment amended HJ-92
   4/24/2008  House   Returned to Senate with amendments HJ-92
   5/20/2008  Senate  Non-concurrence in House amendment SJ-20
   5/21/2008  House   House insists upon amendment and conference committee 
                        appointed Reps. GR Smith, Hagood, and McLeod HJ-3
    6/3/2008  Senate  Conference committee appointed Rankin, Ritchie, and 
                        Lourie SJ-16
    6/5/2008  House   Conference report received and adopted HJ-226
    6/5/2008  Senate  Conference report adopted SJ-123
    6/5/2008  Senate  Ordered enrolled for ratification SJ-124
   6/10/2008          Ratified R 415
   6/16/2008          Signed By Governor
   6/20/2008          Copies available
   6/20/2008          Effective date 06/16/08
   7/11/2008          Act No. 322

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/27/2007
4/18/2007
4/19/2007
4/24/2007
4/2/2008
4/10/2008
4/24/2008
6/5/2008

(A322, R415, H3798)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 20-1-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO PERFORM MARRIAGE CEREMONIES, SO AS TO ALSO AUTHORIZE THE CHIEF OR SPIRITUAL LEADER OF A NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN ENTITY RECOGNIZED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA COMMISSION FOR MINORITY AFFAIRS TO PERFORM MARRIAGE CEREMONIES.

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

Persons authorized to perform marriage ceremonies

SECTION    1.    Section 20-1-20 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 20-1-20.    Only ministers of the Gospel, Jewish rabbis, officers authorized to administer oaths in this State, and the chief or spiritual leader of a Native American Indian entity recognized by the South Carolina Commission for Minority Affairs pursuant to Section 1-31-40 are authorized to administer a marriage ceremony in this State."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 10th day of June, 2008.

Approved the 16th day of June, 2008.

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