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
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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 Senate
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) |
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
03/27/2025
03/26/2026
03/31/2026
04/23/2026
04/27/2026
04/28/2026
04/30/2026
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
Amended
April 30, 2026
H. 4270
Introduced by 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
S. Printed 4/30/26--S.
Read the first time April 28, 2026
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A bill
TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 60-2-60 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE REMOVAL OF CERTAIN PUBLIC RECORDS.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
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.
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.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect on January 1, 2027.
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