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H*4813 (Rat #0206) General Bill, By Pope, C. Mitchell, Robbins and Oremus
Summary: Magistrate court fees and costs
    AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 8-21-1010 AND 8-21-1060, BOTH RELATING TO FEES AND COSTS TO BE COLLECTED BY MAGISTRATES, BOTH SO AS TO INCREASE VARIOUS FEES AND COSTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 22-3-340, RELATING TO ASSESSMENTS ON FILINGS IN MAGISTRATES COURT, SO AS TO INCREASE THE ASSESSMENT ON SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT FILINGS AND ALL OTHER CIVIL FILINGS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 22-2-5, RELATING TO ELIGIBILITY EXAMINATIONS FOR MAGISTRATES, SO AS TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF TIME ELIGIBILITY EXAMINATIONS ARE VALID. - RATIFIED TITLE
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12/16/25House Prefiled
12/16/25House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/13/26House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 98)
01/13/26House Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 98)
02/04/26House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins
02/05/26House Committee report: Favorable Judiciary (House Journal-page 6)
02/10/26House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Oremus
02/11/26House Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 16)
02/12/26House Debate adjourned until Tues., 2-17-26 (House Journal-page 23)
02/17/26House Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 14)
02/18/26House Amended (House Journal-page 11)
02/18/26House Read second time (House Journal-page 11)
02/18/26House Roll call Yeas-99 Nays-10 (House Journal-page 12)
02/19/26 Scrivener's error corrected
02/19/26House Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 22)
02/19/26Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 5)
02/19/26Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 5)
04/29/26Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
05/05/26Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 46)
05/05/26Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 46)
05/05/26Senate Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-3 (Senate Journal-page 46)
05/06/26Senate Read third time and returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 83)
05/07/26House Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled (House Journal-page 14)
05/07/26House Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 15)
05/14/26 Ratified R 206
05/15/26 Signed By Governor



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