Bill Commons

SC S 143

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Household Member & Dating Relationship

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did SC S 143 pass?

Not yet. SC S 143 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-02-05): Committee report: Favorable Judiciary

What is SC S 143 about?

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.

Who sponsors SC S 143?

Devine, Zell, Hutto and 2 others are the primary sponsors of SC S 143.

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
Latest action
2025-02-05 — Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Devineprimary
  • Zellprimary
  • Huttoprimary
  • Jacksonprimary
  • Grahamprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-02-05

    Committee report: Favorable Judiciary

    committee-passage-favorable

  2. 2025-01-17

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

  3. 2025-01-14

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-01-14

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  5. 2024-12-11

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  6. 2024-12-11

    Prefiled

    filing

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Related bills

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Official source

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=143&session=126&summary=B

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