South Carolina Senate Bill 591 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 23 2021 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-05-05 - Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Amend Section 20-1-100, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To The Minimum Age A Person May Enter Into Marriage, So As To Provide That A Marriage Entered Into By An Individual Younger Than Eighteen Years Of Age Is Void Ab Initio; To Amend Section 20-1-290, Relating To The Wilful Failure Of The License-issuing Officer To Comply With Laws Related To The Issuance Of Marriage Licenses, So As To Remove References To Code Sections Repealed By This Bill; To Repeal Section 20-1-250 Relating To The Issuance Of A Marriage License To Applicants Between The Ages Of Sixteen And Eighteen With Parental Or Guardian Consent, And Section 20-1-260 Relating To The Proof Of Age Required For A Minor Applicant.

Marriage - Minimum Age

Sen. Bradley Hutto [D]

Sen. Katrina Shealy [R]

Sen. Sandra Senn [R]

Sen. Vernon Stephens [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-05	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
2021-04-07	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Senn (ch), Matthews, Garrett, M.Johnson, Stephens
2021-02-23	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2021-02-23	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	1	100	(n/a)	See Bill Text
20	1	250	(n/a)	See Bill Text
20	1	260	(n/a)	See Bill Text
20	1	290	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0591&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/591_20210223.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/591_20210505.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/fiscalimpactstatements/S0591%202021-02-23%20introduced.pdf