South Carolina H 3271: Spousal benefit payments

Bill Text

South Carolina General Assembly

123rd Session, 2019-2020



H. 3271



STATUS INFORMATION



General Bill

Sponsors: Reps. Rutherford, Govan, Alexander, Jefferson, Thayer, Mace and Cobb‑Hunter

Document Path: l:\council\bills\cc\15238vr19.docx

Companion/Similar bill(s): 508, 510, 511, 3787



Introduced in the House on January 8, 2019

Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary



Summary: Spousal benefit payments





HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS



	Date	Body	Action Description with journal page number	

	12/18/2018	House	Prefiled

	12/18/2018	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary

	1/8/2019	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal‑page 151)

	1/8/2019	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal‑page 151)

	1/15/2019	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Govan

	1/23/2019	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Alexander, Jefferson

	1/24/2019	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Thayer

	2/12/2019	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Mace

	2/21/2019	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cobb‑Hunter



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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL



12/18/2018





















A BILL



TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 20‑3‑132 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE USE OF CERTAIN SPOUSAL BENEFIT PAYMENTS TO OFFSET ALIMONY OWED BY THE PAYOR SPOUSE.



Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:



SECTION	1.	Article 1, Chapter 3, Title 20 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:



	“Section 20‑3‑132.	A payment of a spousal benefit from any federal agency must be used to offset any alimony to be paid by the payor spouse.”



SECTION	2.	This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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