The Committee on Judiciary proposes the following amendment (LC-4270.SA0001H):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking all after the enacting words and inserting:

SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 2, Title 30 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

 Section 30-2-60. Eviction filings and records made pursuant to Section 27-40-10 or 27-37-10, including those concluded by Orders of Eviction or Writ of Ejectment, cases resolved by settlement, or resolved by subsequent payment for the judgment that satisfied any debt that include personal information of a defendant, must be removed from the public index and any publicly accessible files available for public record five years after the final disposition or filing if no disposition is recorded. Court records more than five years old must be automatically removed from public index records specified herein.

SECTION 2. This act takes effect on January 1, 2027.

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.