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H. 5284
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Gagnon
Document Path: LC-0659WAB26.docx
Introduced in the House on February 26, 2026
Introduced in the Senate on March 31, 2026
Passed by the General Assembly on April 16, 2026
Summary: County Register of Deeds
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
| Date | Body | Action Description with journal page number |
|---|---|---|
| 2/26/2026 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 14) |
| 2/26/2026 | House | Referred to Abbeville Delegation (House Journal-page 14) |
| 3/25/2026 | House | Delegation report: Favorable Abbeville Delegation (House Journal-page 2) |
| 3/26/2026 | House | Read second time (House Journal-page 37) |
| 3/26/2026 | House | Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 37) |
| 3/26/2026 | House | Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day (House Journal-page 38) |
| 3/27/2026 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 3) |
| 3/31/2026 | Senate | Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 14) |
| 3/31/2026 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 14) |
| 4/1/2026 | Senate | Recalled from Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 9) |
| 4/15/2026 | Senate | Read second time (Senate Journal-page 68) |
| 4/15/2026 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 68) |
| 4/16/2026 | Senate | Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 12) |
| 5/14/2026 | Ratified R 217 |
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
(R217, H5284)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 30-5-10, RELATING TO THE PERFORMANCE OF THE DUTIES OF A REGISTER OF DEEDS, SO AS TO INCLUDE ABBEVILLE COUNTY AMONG THE COUNTIES EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENT THAT THESE DUTIES BE PERFORMED BY THE CLERK OF COURT; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 30-5-12, RELATING TO COUNTIES WHERE THE COUNTY GOVERNING BODY APPOINTS THE REGISTER OF DEEDS, SO AS TO INCLUDE ABBEVILLE COUNTY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Counties exempt from Clerk of Court performing Register of Deeds duties
SECTION 1. Section 30-5-10(A) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:
(A) In every county in the State other than Abbeville, Aiken, Anderson, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Cherokee, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester, Florence, Georgetown, Greenville, Horry, Jasper, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lexington, Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Spartanburg, and Sumter the duties prescribed by law for the register of deeds must be performed by the clerk of court who has all the powers and emoluments given the register of deeds in Abbeville, Aiken, Anderson, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Cherokee, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester, Florence, Georgetown, Greenville, Horry, Jasper, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lexington, Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Spartanburg, and Sumter counties.
Counties appointing Register of Deeds
SECTION 2. Section 30-5-12(A) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:
(A) The governing bodies of Abbeville, Anderson, Beaufort, Cherokee, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Colleton, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Jasper, Kershaw, Lancaster, Oconee, Orangeburg, and Pickens counties shall appoint the register of deeds for its county under terms and conditions as it may agree upon.
Time effective
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 14th day of May, 2026.
Approved the _____________ day of _________________________________________2026.
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