South Carolina House Bill 3488

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-01-10 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "religious Freedom Of Marriage Act"; By Adding Section 20-1-225 So As To Require The Selection Of Divorce Grounds On The Marriage License Application And For Other Purposes; By Amending Section 20-3-10, Relating To Grounds For Divorce, So As To Require Mutual Application For A Divorce Based On The Ground Of Living Separate And Apart And To Make Other Related Changes; By Amending Section 16-3-658, Relating To Criminal Sexual Conduct When The Victim Is A Spouse, So As To Change The Exception Related To Purported Marriages Of Minors; And By Amending Section 20-1-100, Relating To The Minimum Age For A Valid Marriage, So As To Apply Also To Out-of-state Marriages.

Religious Freedom of Marriage Act

Rep. Thomas Beach [R]

Rep. William Chumley [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-10	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-10	House	Introduced and read first time
2022-12-08	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2022-12-08	House	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	3	658	(n/a)	See Bill Text
20	1	100	(n/a)	See Bill Text
20	1	225	(n/a)	See Bill Text
20	3	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3488&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3488_20221208.htm