H*3400(Rat #0317, Act #0273 of 2012)  General Bill, By Weeks
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-3-530, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
 1976, RELATING TO JURISDICTION OF THE FAMILY COURT IN CERTAIN MATTERS, SO AS
 TO PROVIDE THAT NO ARREARAGE MAY ACCRUE ON A CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATION WHICH
 TERMINATES WHEN THE CHILD TURNS EIGHTEEN, GRADUATES FROM HIGH SCHOOL, OR THE
 LAST DAY OF THE SCHOOL YEAR WHEN THE CHILD TURNS NINETEEN AFTER THE DATE OF
 THE APPROPRIATE EVENT. - ratified title

   01/20/11  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 8)
   01/20/11  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (House Journal-page 8)
   05/18/11  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary (House Journal-page 62)
   05/24/11  House  Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 69)
   05/24/11  House  Debate adjourned until Wednesday, May 25, 2011
                     (House Journal-page 109)
   05/25/11  House  Amended (House Journal-page 68)
   05/25/11  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 68)
   05/25/11  House  Roll call Yeas-110  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 68)
   05/26/11  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 13)
   05/31/11  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 19)
   05/31/11  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 19)
   05/02/12  Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 15)
   05/15/12  Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 12)
   05/15/12  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 12)
   05/15/12  Senate Roll call Ayes-28  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 12)
   05/16/12         Scrivener's error corrected
   05/16/12  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments (Senate Journal-page 13)
   05/22/12  House  Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
                     (House Journal-page 20)
   05/22/12  House  Roll call Yeas-0  Nays-101 (House Journal-page 20)
   06/05/12  Senate Senate insists upon amendment and conference
                     committee appointed Campsen, Sheheen, and
                     Campbell (Senate Journal-page 27)
   06/06/12  House  Conference committee appointed Bannister, Hearn,
                     Weeks (House Journal-page 73)
   06/07/12  House  Conference report received and adopted
                     (House Journal-page 73)
   06/07/12  House  Roll call Yeas-74  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 75)
   06/19/12  Senate Conference report adopted
   06/19/12  Senate Roll call Ayes-37  Nays-0
   06/19/12  House  Ordered enrolled for ratification
                     (House Journal-page 85)
   06/22/12         Ratified R 317
   06/26/12         Signed By Governor
   07/02/12         Effective date 06/26/12
   07/09/12         Act No. 273

(A273, R317, H3400)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-3-530, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO JURISDICTION OF THE FAMILY COURT IN CERTAIN MATTERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO ARREARAGE MAY ACCRUE ON A CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATION WHICH TERMINATES WHEN THE CHILD TURNS EIGHTEEN, GRADUATES FROM HIGH SCHOOL, OR THE LAST DAY OF THE SCHOOL YEAR WHEN THE CHILD TURNS NINETEEN AFTER THE DATE OF THE APPROPRIATE EVENT.

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

Child support, arrearages

SECTION    1.    Section 63-3-530(A)(17) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(17)    To make all orders for support run until further order of the court, except that orders for child support run until the child turns eighteen years of age or until the child is married or becomes self-supporting, as determined by the court, whichever occurs first, or past the age of eighteen years if the child is enrolled and still attending high school, not to exceed high school graduation or the end of the school year after the child reaches nineteen years of age, whichever is later; or in accordance with a preexisting agreement or order to provide for child support past the age of eighteen years; or in the discretion of the court, to provide for child support past age eighteen when there are physical or mental disabilities of the child or other exceptional circumstances that warrant the continuation of child support beyond age eighteen for as long as the physical or mental disabilities or exceptional circumstances continue. When child support is terminated due to the child turning eighteen years of age, graduating from high school, or reaching the end of the school year when the child is nineteen, no arrearage may be incurred as to that child after the date of the child's eighteenth birthday, the date of the child's graduation from high school, or the last day of the school year when the child is nineteen, whichever date terminated the child support obligation."

Savings clause

SECTION    2.    The repeal or amendment by this act of any law, whether temporary or permanent or civil or criminal, does not affect pending actions, rights, duties, or liabilities founded thereon, or alter, discharge, release or extinguish any penalty, forfeiture, or liability incurred under the repealed or amended law, unless the repealed or amended provision shall so expressly provide. After the effective date of this act, all laws repealed or amended by this act must be taken and treated as remaining in full force and effect for the purpose of sustaining any pending or vested right, civil action, special proceeding, criminal prosecution, or appeal existing as of the effective date of this act, and for the enforcement of rights, duties, penalties, forfeitures, and liabilities as they stood under the repealed or amended laws.

Time effective

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 22nd day of June, 2012.

Approved the 26th day of June, 2012.