License issuance to an unmarried female and male under 18 when the female is pregnant or had a child
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY REPEALING SECTION 20-1-300 RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF A MARRIAGE LICENSE TO MINORS WHEN THE FEMALE IS PREGNANT OR HAS GIVEN BIRTH TO A CHILD. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Jan 8, 2019
Signed May 13, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 29, 2019 · House May 7, 2019
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
Jan 29, 2019
D
Democratic13
92% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican23
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
7
Committee
6
May 13, 2019
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and enrolled
lower
May 7, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (90-0-14)
house
May 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
lower
Jan 31, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Jan 31, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Jan 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Jan 29, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (36-0-1)
senate
Jan 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
upper
Jan 9, 2019
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Shealy, Young
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 12, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brad Hutto
DDemocratic
P
Darrell Jackson
DDemocratic
P
Katrina Shealy
RRepublican
P
Sandy Senn
RRepublican
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