South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024

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H. 3228

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Rutherford
Companion/Similar bill(s): 4558
Document Path: LC-0003VR23.docx

Introduced in the House on January 10, 2023
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Alimony

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
12/8/2022 House Prefiled
12/8/2022 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/10/2023 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 100)
1/10/2023 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 100)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/08/2022



A bill

to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by adding Section 20-3-132 so as to REQUIRE THE USE OF CERTAIN SPOUSAL BENEFIT PAYMENTS TO OFFSET ALIMONY OWED BY THE PAYOR SPOUSE.

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

SECTION 1.   Article 1, Chapter 3, Title 20 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

   Section 20-3-132.   A payment of a spousal benefit from any federal agency must be used to offset any alimony to be paid by the payor spouse.

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

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