Key Votes
H 3427 - Ending Common Law Marriage - Key Vote
South Carolina Key Votes
Daniel Verdin III voted Yea (Cloture Vote) on this legislation.
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Stages
- April 10, 2008 Senate Bill Sent To Committee
- April 10, 2008 Senate Cloture Not Invoked
- Feb. 6, 2007 Introduced
Family
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Bill Sent To Committee (Senate) - April 10, 2008
Legislation - Cloture Not Invoked (Senate) (21-17) - April 10, 2008 (Key vote)
Title: Ending Common Law Marriage
Vote on a motion to invoke cloture on a bill that ends the state recognition of common law marriages after January 1, 2008, unless the courts rule that a common law marriage existed as of December 31, 2007.
NOTE: INVOKING CLOTURE REQUIRES THE LESSER OF 26 SENATORS OR THREE-FIFTHS OF THE SENATORS PRESENT AND VOTING. IT IS NOT A VOTE ON THE PASSAGE OF THE PIECE OF LEGISLATION, BUT RATHER LIMITS FURTHER DEBATE. CLOTURE IS TYPICALLY USED TO END A FILIBUSTER. A FAILED CLOTURE VOTE OFTEN PREVENTS THE LEGISLATION FROM EVER COMING TO A VOTE.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Feb. 6, 2007
Title: Ending Common Law Marriage
Sponsors
- Eric Michael Bedingfield (SC - R)
- Gilda 'Mrs. Terry' Cobb-Hunter (SC - D)
- Carl L. Gullick (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Glenn Lewis Hamilton (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gloria Arias Haskins (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Douglas 'Doug' Jennings Jr. (SC - D) (Out Of Office)
- David James Mack III (SC - D)
- Michael John 'Mick' Mulvaney (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- James Roland Smith (SC - R)
- Garry R. Smith (SC - R)
- Fletcher Nathaniel Smith Jr. (SC - D) (Out Of Office)
- J. David Weeks (SC - D)
- Jackson Seth Whipper (SC - D)