South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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A118, R60, S389

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Senators Campsen, Bryant, Vaughn, Grooms, Martin, Verdin, Scott, Richardson, Fair, Ryberg, Thomas and Gregory
Document Path: l:\s-jud\bills\campsen\jud0052.gec.doc

Introduced in the Senate on January 31, 2007
Introduced in the House on April 11, 2007
Passed by the General Assembly on May 16, 2007
Governor's Action: No signature required

Summary: Age of consent

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/31/2007  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-21
   1/31/2007  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-21
   2/12/2007  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Martin (ch), Malloy, Campsen, 
                        Williams
    4/4/2007  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-4
    4/5/2007  Senate  Read second time SJ-31
   4/10/2007  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-10
   4/11/2007  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-15
   4/11/2007  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-16
    5/9/2007  House   Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-6
   5/15/2007  House   Read second time HJ-28
   5/15/2007  House   Roll call Yeas-96  Nays-1 HJ-29
   5/16/2007  House   Read third time and enrolled HJ-20
   5/29/2007          Ratified R 60
   5/29/2007          No signature required
   5/31/2007          Copies available
   5/31/2007          Effective date 05/29/07
   7/30/2007          Act No. 118

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/31/2007
4/4/2007
5/9/2007


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(A118, R60, S389)

A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 33, ARTICLE III OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO AGE OF CONSENT, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT NO UNMARRIED WOMAN SHALL LEGALLY CONSENT TO SEXUAL INTERCOURSE WHO SHALL NOT HAVE ATTAINED THE AGE OF FOURTEEN YEARS.

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

Proposed amendment to repeal the age of consent

SECTION    1.    It is proposed that Section 33, Article III of the Constitution of this State be amended to read:

"Section 33.    (Reserved)"

Referendum question

SECTION    2.    The proposed amendment in SECTION 1 must be submitted to the qualified electors at the next general election for representatives. Ballots must be provided at the various voting precincts with the following words printed or written on the ballot:

"Must Section 33, Article III of the Constitution of this State be amended so as to delete the provision that no unmarried woman shall legally consent to sexual intercourse who shall not have attained the age of fourteen years?

Yes    []

No    []

Those voting in favor of the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word 'Yes', and those voting against the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word 'No'."

Ratified the 29th day of May, 2007.

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