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H4270 • 2026
Evictions
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Effective date 01/01/27
Act No. 214
Signed By Governor
Ratified R 194
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled ( House Journal-page 138 )
Roll call Yeas-81 Nays-28 ( House Journal-page 139 )
Debate adjourned ( House Journal-page 104 )
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
Amended ( Senate Journal-page 51 )
Read second time ( Senate Journal-page 51 )
Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-4 ( Senate Journal-page 51 )
Read third time and sent to Senate ( House Journal-page 26 )
Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference ( Senate Journal-page 9 )
Scrivener's error corrected
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rivers, Scott, Govan
Amended ( House Journal-page 150 )
Read second time ( House Journal-page 150 )
Roll call Yeas-77 Nays-23 ( House Journal-page 158 )
Scrivener's error corrected
Requests for debate-Rep(s). Cromer, Harris, Gilreath, Pace, Magnuson, Edgerton, White, Terribile, Frank, Beach, McCabe ( House Journal-page 281 )
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary ( House Journal-page 6 )
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Haddon, Waters
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Herbkersman, Bradley, Brittain, Burns, Martin, Calhoon, Lowe, C. Mitchell, Oremus, Atkinson, Sessions
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Chapman
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: King
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bannister, Willis, J.L. Johnson, Guest
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brewer, Gilliard, Bernstein
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wickensimer
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Collins
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bauer
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wetmore
Introduced and read first time ( House Journal-page 42 )
Referred to Committee on Judiciary ( House Journal-page 42 )
Evictions
2025-2026 Bill 4270: Evictions South Carolina General Assembly 126th Session, 2025-2026 Download This Bill in Microsoft Word format A214, R194, H4270 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 Governor's Action: May 19, 2026, Signed 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 6/5/2026 Effective date 01/01/27 6/2/2026 Act No. 214 View the latest legislative information at the website 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 (Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.) NOTE: THIS IS A TEMPORARY VERSION. THIS DOCUMENT WILL REMAIN IN THIS VERSION UNTIL FINAL APPROVAL BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. (A214, 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. Approved the 19th day of May, 2026. __________ This web page was last updated on June 2, 2026 at 1:34 PM