South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

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H. 4270

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Schuessler, B.J. Cox, McGinnis, Yow, Jones, Vaughan, Kirby, Dillard, Wetmore, Bauer, Collins, Wickensimer, Brewer, Gilliard, Bernstein, Bannister, Willis, J.L. Johnson, Guest, King, Chapman, Herbkersman, Bradley, Brittain, Burns, Martin, Calhoon, Lowe, C. Mitchell, Oremus, Atkinson, Sessions, Haddon, Waters, Rivers, Scott and Govan
Document Path: LC-0233SA25.docx

Introduced in the House on March 27, 2025
Introduced in the Senate on April 28, 2026
Last Amended on April 30, 2026
Currently residing in the House

Summary: Evictions

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
3/27/2025 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 42)
3/27/2025 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 42)
4/1/2025 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wetmore
4/10/2025 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bauer
4/23/2025 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Collins
1/13/2026 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wickensimer
1/21/2026 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brewer, Gilliard, Bernstein
1/29/2026 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bannister, Willis, J.L. Johnson, Guest
2/10/2026 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: King
2/11/2026 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Chapman
2/12/2026 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Herbkersman, Bradley, Brittain, Burns, Martin, Calhoon, Lowe, C. Mitchell, Oremus, Atkinson, Sessions
2/25/2026 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Haddon, Waters
3/26/2026 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (House Journal-page 6)
3/31/2026 Scrivener's error corrected
3/31/2026 House Requests for debate-Rep(s). Cromer, Harris, Gilreath, Pace, Magnuson, Edgerton, White, Terribile, Frank, Beach, McCabe (House Journal-page 281)
4/23/2026 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rivers, Scott, Govan
4/23/2026 House Amended (House Journal-page 150)
4/23/2026 House Read second time (House Journal-page 150)
4/23/2026 House Roll call Yeas-77 Nays-23 (House Journal-page 158)
4/27/2026 Scrivener's error corrected
4/28/2026 House Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 26)
4/28/2026 Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference (Senate Journal-page 9)
4/30/2026 Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 51)
4/30/2026 Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 51)
4/30/2026 Senate Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-4 (Senate Journal-page 51)
5/6/2026 Senate Read third time and returned to House with amendments
5/12/2026 House Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 104)
5/13/2026 House Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled (House Journal-page 138)
5/13/2026 House Roll call Yeas-81 Nays-28 (House Journal-page 139)
5/14/2026 Ratified R 194
5/19/2026 Signed By Governor

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/27/2025
3/26/2026
3/31/2026
4/23/2026
4/27/2026
4/28/2026
4/30/2026

NOTE: THIS IS A TEMPORARY VERSION. THIS DOCUMENT WILL REMAIN IN THIS VERSION UNTIL FINAL APPROVAL BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

(R194, H4270)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 30-2-60 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE REMOVAL OF CERTAIN PUBLIC RECORDS.

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

Removal of public records

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 includes personal information of a defendant, must be removed from the public index and any publicly accessible files available for public record seven years after the final disposition or filing if no additional filing is recorded.

Removal from public index

SECTION 2.    For the purposes of this act, eviction filings and records that are at least seven years old and have no subsequent filings and comply with SECTION 1 are to be removed from the public index by the responsible agency.

Time effective

SECTION 3.    This act takes effect on January 1, 2027.

Ratified the 14th day of May, 2026.

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President of the Senate

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Speaker of the House of Representatives

Approved the _____________ day of _________________________________________2026.

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Governor

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