South Carolina General Assembly
123rd Session, 2019-2020

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H. 3369

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Bernstein, Erickson, Collins, Brawley, Henegan, Rose, Caskey, Clary, Pope, Bryant, Fry, Wheeler and Henderson-Myers
Document Path: l:\council\bills\cc\15347vr19.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 196

Introduced in the House on January 8, 2019
Introduced in the Senate on February 5, 2019
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: License issuance to an unmarried female and male under 18 when the female is pregnant or had a child

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/18/2018  House   Prefiled
  12/18/2018  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
    1/8/2019  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 213)
    1/8/2019  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 213)
   1/10/2019  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brawley
   1/15/2019  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Henegan
   1/24/2019  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rose
   1/29/2019  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey, Clary, 
                        Pope, Bryant, Fry
   1/30/2019  House   Committee report: Favorable Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 16)
   1/31/2019  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wheeler, 
                        Henderson-Myers
   1/31/2019  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 24)
   1/31/2019  House   Roll call Yeas-105  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 24)
   1/31/2019  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day (House Journal-page 25)
    2/1/2019  House   Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 2)
    2/5/2019  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 12)
    2/5/2019  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 12)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/18/2018
1/30/2019

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COMMITTEE REPORT

January 30, 2019

H. 3369

Introduced by Reps. Bernstein, Erickson, Collins, Brawley, Henegan, Rose, Caskey, Clary, Pope, Bryant and Fry

S. Printed 1/30/19--H.

Read the first time January 8, 2019.

            

THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 3369) to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by repealing Section 20-1-300 relating to the issuance of a marriage license to minors when the female, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:

PETER M. MCCOY, JR. for Committee.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY REPEALING SECTION 20-1-300 RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF A MARRIAGE LICENSE TO MINORS WHEN THE FEMALE IS PREGNANT OR HAS GIVEN BIRTH TO A CHILD.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 20-1-300 of the 1976 Code is repealed.

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

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