South Carolina House Bill 4095 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Introduced on April 13 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-02-01 - Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Provide That If Joint Custody Of A Child Is Awarded To The Parents, There Is A Rebuttable Presumption That Both Parents Have Joint Physical Custody Of The Child; To Provide That The Presumption May Be Overcome By Presenting Clear And Convincing Evidence That Joint Physical Custody Is Not In The Best Interest Of The Child; To Require The Parents To Submit A Parenting Plan To The Court Reflecting Parental Preferences And Agreement On Matters Of Substance; And To Provide That Parents Share Decision-making Authority And Responsibility For Important Decisions Affecting The Child's Welfare And That When Agreement Cannot Be Reached The Parents Shall Submit To Mediation With A Preselected Mediator.

Joint custody of a minor

Rep. William Bowers [D]	Sen. Thomas Corbin [R]	Sen. Dwight Loftis [R]	Rep. James Lucas [R]
Rep. Michael Pitts [R]	Rep. Robert Williams [D]

2011-06-01 - House - House: Table Motion to Reconsider (Y: 32 N: 62 NV: 28 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2011-06-01 - House - House: Table motion to recommit (Y: 27 N: 72 NV: 23 Abs: 1) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-02-01		Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary
2012-01-25		Debate adjourned until Wed., 02-01-12
2012-01-24		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bowers
2012-01-17		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Williams
2012-01-12		Debate adjourned until Tues., 01-24-12
2011-06-01		Debate adjourned until Friday, June 3, 2011
2011-06-01		Reconsidered
2011-06-01		Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary
2011-06-01		Requests for debate-Rep
2011-06-01		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Loftis, Corbin
2011-05-26		Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
2011-04-13		Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2011-04-13		Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
63	15	45	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4095&session=119&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess119_2011-2012/prever/4095_20110413.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess119_2011-2012/prever/4095_20110526.htm
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=3083
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=3088