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H. 3126
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Rutherford and Cobb-Hunter
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bbm\9098dg15.docx
Introduced in the House on January 13, 2015
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary
Summary: State filing status
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/11/2014 House Prefiled
12/11/2014 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/13/2015 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 106)
1/13/2015 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
(House Journal-page 106)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 12-6-5000, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT A HUSBAND AND WIFE HAVE THE SAME STATE FILING STATUS AS FEDERAL STATUS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE TERMS "HUSBAND", "WIFE", AND "SPOUSE" INCLUDE LEGAL SAME-SEX MARRIAGES FROM THIS STATE OR ANY OTHER STATE AND MUST NOT BE CONSTRUED TO BE GENDER SPECIFIC.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 12-6-5000 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately lettered subsection to read:
"( ) For purposes of this chapter, the terms 'husband', 'wife', and 'spouse' include legal same-sex marriages from this State or any other state and must not be construed to be gender specific."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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