South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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S. 983
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Elliott, Ott, Devine, Zell and Sutton
Document Path: SR-0123CEM26.docx
Introduced in the Senate on March 5, 2026
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
| Date | Body | Action Description with journal page number |
|---|---|---|
| 3/5/2026 | Senate | Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 7) |
| 3/5/2026 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 7) |
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 30-2-60 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT EVICTION FILINGS AND RECORDS THAT INCLUDE PERSONAL INFORMATION OF A DEFENDANT ARE AUTOMATICALLY REMOVED FROM THE PUBLIC INDEX AFTER FIVE YEARS IF NO SUBSEQUENT EVICTIONS OR EJECTMENTS HAVE OCCURRED.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 2, Title 30 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:
Section 30-2-60. Filings and records that include personal information of a defendant made pursuant to Chapters 37 and 40 of Title 27, 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, 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 additional filing is recorded.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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