South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 3266


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       3266
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19950117
Primary Sponsor:                   Cromer 
All Sponsors:                      Cromer 
Drafted Document Number:           BR1\18028AC.95
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Subject:                           Parent, monetary benefits



History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

House   19950117  Introduced, read first time,             25 HJ
                  referred to Committee

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 20-7-95 SO AS TO PROHIBIT A PARENT FROM RECEIVING MONETARY BENEFITS UPON THE DEATH OF A CHILD IF THE PARENT'S CONDUCT WOULD HAVE CONSTITUTED GROUNDS FOR TERMINATION OF THE PARENT'S RIGHTS AND TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION.

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 20-7-95. (A) Notwithstanding the definition of `child' in Section 20-7-30, no parent of a child, regardless of the age of the child, may receive monetary benefits from the death of the child if the parent's conduct while the child was under eighteen years of age would have constituted grounds for termination of parental rights as provided for in Section 20-7-1572.

(B) Subsection (A) does not apply if the parent is specifically named as a beneficiary or recipient in the child's will, an insurance policy, or any other document executed by the child naming the parent to receive benefits upon the child's death."

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

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