South Carolina Senate Bill 548

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on February 21 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-02-21 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-15-220, Relating To Parenting Plans, So As To Create A Rebuttable Presumption That It Is In The Best Interest Of The Child To Spend Approximately An Equal Amount Of Time With Each Parent When Both Parents Are Willing, Able, And Fit; And By Amending Section 63-15-240, Relating To Child Custody Orders, So As To Require The Court To Take Into Consideration Certain Factors When Determining What Is In The Best Interest Of A Child, To Require That A Child Custody Order Include Findings Of Fact If The Time-sharing Schedule Does Not Allocate Approximately Equal Parenting Time To Each Parent, And To Provide Requirements To Modify Child Custody Orders.

Child Custody

Sen. Greg Hembree [R]

Sen. Joshua Kimbrell [R]

Sen. Stephen Goldfinch [R]

Sen. Danny Verdin [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-21	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-02-21	Senate	Introduced and read first time

H3481 (Similar To) 2023-02-15 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
63	15	220	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	15	240	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0548&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/548_20230221.htm