H 3427 General Bill, By Whipper, Cobb-Hunter, Jennings, Mack, F.N. Smith, J.R. Smith, Weeks, Gullick, Mulvaney, Hamilton, G.R. Smith, Bedingfield and Haskins
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Summary: Marriage
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 20-1-110 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT COMMON LAW MARRIAGE IN THE STATE MAY NOT BE RECOGNIZED ON AND AFTER JANUARY 1, 2008, AND TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION FOR A COMMON LAW MARRIAGE EXISTING AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 20-1-360 RELATING TO THE VALIDITY OF A MARRIAGE CONTRACTED WITHOUT THE ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE.
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02/06/07	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-4
02/06/07	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-5
02/15/07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks
02/21/07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gullick, Mulvaney
03/21/07	House	Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-4
03/22/07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hamilton, G.R.Smith, Bedingfield, Haskins
03/22/07		Scrivener's error corrected
03/28/07	House	Read second time HJ-8
03/29/07	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-28
04/03/07	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-15
04/03/07	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-15
04/06/07	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Ritchie (ch), Rankin, Lourie, Scott
05/09/07	Senate	Committee report: Majority favorable with amend., minority unfavorable Judiciary
02/26/08	Senate	Special order, set for February 26, 2008 SJ-17
03/05/08	Senate	Debate interrupted SJ-41
03/06/08	Senate	Debate interrupted SJ-11
03/11/08	Senate	Debate interrupted SJ-14
03/12/08	Senate	Debate adjourned SJ-22
03/19/08	Senate	Debate adjourned SJ-61
04/10/08	Senate	Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary SJ-44