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SC S 143

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Household Member & Dating Relationship

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 20-4-20, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS PERTAINING TO DOMESTIC ABUSE, SO AS TO INCLUDE PERSONS WHO ARE OR WERE DATING TO THE LIST OF PERSONS DEFINED AS "HOUSEHOLD MEMBER"; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 20-4-40, RELATING TO PETITIONS FOR AN ORDER OF PROTECTION, SO AS TO INCLUDE A PARENT, GUARDIAN, LEGAL COUNSEL, OR OTHER APPROPRIATE ADULT AS A PERSON WHO CAN PETITION ON BEHALF OF MINORS IN THE PERSON'S HOUSEHOLD.

Introduced
2025-01-14
Status date
Latest action
2025-02-05 — Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Devineprimary
  • Zellprimary
  • Huttoprimary
  • Jacksonprimary
  • Grahamprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2024-12-11

    Prefiled

    filing

  2. 2024-12-11

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

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  3. 2025-01-14

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-01-14

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-01-17

    Referred to Subcommittee: Adams (ch), Reichenbach, Devine, Kennedy, Stubbs

  6. 2025-02-05

    Committee report: Favorable Judiciary

    committee-passage-favorable

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