South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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A208, R285, S144

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Campsen and Ford
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ms\7058ahb09.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2009
Introduced in the House on May 12, 2009
Passed by the General Assembly on May 25, 2010

Summary: Amendment ratification

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/10/2008  Senate  Prefiled
  12/10/2008  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/13/2009  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-140
   1/13/2009  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-140
   4/16/2009  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Hutto, Shoopman
    5/6/2009  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-7
    5/7/2009  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-25
    5/7/2009  Senate  Read second time SJ-25
   5/12/2009  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-10
   5/12/2009  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-108
   5/12/2009  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-108
   4/14/2010  House   Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-10
   4/20/2010  House   Requests for debate-Rep(s). Kennedy, Ott, Weeks, 
                        Jefferson, Duncan, Hardwick, and Mack HJ-68
   4/27/2010  House   Debate adjourned until Tuesday, May 4, 2010 HJ-123
   5/12/2010  House   Read second time HJ-43
   5/12/2010  House   Roll call Yeas-103  Nays-1 HJ-43
   5/25/2010  House   Read third time and enrolled HJ-117
    6/2/2010          Ratified R 285
   6/11/2010          Effective date 06/02/10
   6/15/2010          Act No. 208

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/10/2008
5/6/2009
5/7/2009
4/14/2010


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(A208, R285, S144)

AN ACT TO RATIFY AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 33, ARTICLE III OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE PROVISION PROVIDING THAT NO UNMARRIED WOMAN UNDER THE AGE OF FOURTEEN YEARS OLD MAY LEGALLY CONSENT TO SEXUAL INTERCOURSE, SO AS TO DELETE THAT PROVISION.

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

Constitution, amendment to Section 33, Article III ratified, Age of Consent deleted

SECTION    1.    The amendment to Section 33, Article III of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, prepared under the terms of Joint Resolution 118 of 2007, having been submitted to the qualified electors at the General Election of 2008 as prescribed in Section 1, Article XVI of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, and a favorable vote having been received on the amendment, is ratified and declared to be a part of the Constitution so that Section 33, Article III is amended to read:

"Section 33.    (Reserved)"

Ratified the 2nd day of June, 2010.

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