H 3271 South Carolina House · 2021-2022 Regular Session

Name change, petitions

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 15-49-10 AND 15-49-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PETITIONS FOR A CHANGE OF NAME, SO AS TO REQUIRE A PETITIONER TO HAVE RESIDED IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS TO BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR A NAME CHANGE, WITH EXCEPTIONS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - ratified title

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Apr 2022

House Passage

May 2022

Senate Passage

May 2022

Signed into Law

May 2022

Introduced Jan 12, 2021 Signed May 16, 2022

Floor votes · Senate May 5, 2022 · House Mar 10, 2022

How they voted

34–0

Passed · 7 other

Total votes 41

May 5, 2022

D Democratic12

11 Yea 1

91% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican28

22 Yea 6

78% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 16, 2022

Signed into law

Signed By Governor

legislature

May 11, 2022

Lower · Passed

Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled

lower

May 5, 2022

Upper · Passed

Read third time and returned to House with amendments

upper

May 5, 2022

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

Apr 20, 2022

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Judiciary

upper

Mar 15, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

upper

Mar 15, 2022

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Mar 11, 2022

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

Mar 10, 2022

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (108-0-11)

house

Mar 9, 2022

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Judiciary

lower

Jan 12, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

Jan 12, 2021

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

Dec 9, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

11 primary · 0 co-sponsors