S 0118 General Bill, By Campsen, Malloy, Hembree and Davis
Summary: Civil jurisdiction of Magistrate Court
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 22-3-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CIVIL JURISDICTION OF THE MAGISTRATES COURT, SO AS TO INCREASE THE CIVIL JURISDICTION FROM SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS AND TO REQUIRE THAT, EXCEPT FOR LANDLORD AND TENANT CASES, ANY CASE WITH AN AMOUNT IN CONTROVERSY EQUALING OR EXCEEDING FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS MUST BE ORDERED FOR MANDATORY MEDIATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA SUPREME COURT.
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12/13/16	Senate	Prefiled
12/13/16	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/10/17	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 69)
01/10/17	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 69)
01/20/17	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Sabb, Talley (Senate Journal-page 13)
02/08/17	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 13)
02/16/17	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 14)
02/16/17	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 14)
02/16/17	Senate	Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 14)
02/23/17	Senate	Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 24)
02/28/17	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 39)
02/28/17	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 39)