South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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S. 183

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Senators Hawkins, Campsen, Verdin, Alexander, Bryant and Fair
Document Path: l:\s-res\jdh\002marr.mrh.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 89, 3133

Introduced in the Senate on January 11, 2005
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Same Sex Marriage Bill

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/15/2004  Senate  Prefiled
  12/15/2004  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/11/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-169
   1/11/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-169
   1/25/2005  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Ford (ch), Hutto, Hawkins, 
                        Cleary

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/15/2004

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A JOINT RESOLUTION

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 3, ARTICLE XVII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO MARRIAGE, SO AS TO DEFINE THAT A VALID MARRIAGE IS BETWEEN ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN ONLY AND TO PROVIDE THAT NO OTHER DOMESTIC UNION, HOWEVER DENOMINATED, MAY BE RECOGNIZED AS A MARRIAGE OR GIVEN THE SAME OR SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIVALENT LEGAL EFFECT.

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

SECTION    1.    It is proposed that Section 3A be added to Article XVII of the Constitution of this State to read:

"Section 3A.    Only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in South Carolina. No other domestic union, however denominated, may be recognized as a marriage or given the same or substantially equivalent legal effect."

SECTION    2.    The proposed amendment 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 3A be added to Article XVII of the Constitution of this State, pertaining to marriage, so as to define that a valid marriage is between one man and one woman only, and to provide that no other domestic union, however denominated, may be recognized as a marriage or given the same or substantially equivalent legal effect?

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'."

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