Divorce
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 20-3-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE, SO AS TO ADD AS A GROUND CONDUCT OR TREATMENT THAT DESTROYS THE WELL-BEING, HAPPINESS, AND WELFARE OF A SPOUSE AND RENDERS CONTINUED COHABITATION UNSAFE OR UNENDURABLE.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2019
Last action Apr 10, 2019
Floor votes · House Apr 9, 2019
How they voted
99–4
Passed · 18 other
Total votes 121
Apr 9, 2019
D
Democratic43
76% Yea
R
Republican78
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Apr 10, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Apr 10, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Apr 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 9, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (99-4-18)
house
Apr 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
lower
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Dec 18, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Beth Bernstein
DDemocratic
P
Bill Hixon
RRepublican
P
Murrell Smith
RRepublican
P
Nancy Mace
RRepublican
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