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H4652 • 2026

Family Court

Family Court

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Sponsor
Reps. Edgerton and Chumley
Last action
2026-01-13
Official status
Referred to Committee on Judiciary ( House Journal-page 47 )
Effective date
Not listed

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Family Court

Family Court

What This Bill Does

  • Family Court

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-13 House

    Introduced and read first time ( House Journal-page 47 )

  2. 2026-01-13 House

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary ( House Journal-page 47 )

  3. 2025-12-16 House

    Prefiled

  4. 2025-12-16 House

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Official Summary Text

Family Court

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2025-2026 Bill 4652: Family Court - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 4652
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Edgerton and Chumley
Document Path: LC-0354VR26.docx
Introduced in the House on January 13, 2026
Currently residing in the House Committee on
Judiciary
Summary: Family Court
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

12/16/2025

House

Prefiled

12/16/2025

House

Referred to Committee on
Judiciary

1/13/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 47
)

1/13/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Judiciary
(
House Journal-page 47
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/17/2025

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION
63-3-605
SO AS TO REQUIRE JUDGES IN FAMILY COURT ACTIONS TO ISSUE ORDERS WITHIN
A CERTAIN TIME FOLLOWING CONCLUSION OF THE HEARING; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

B
e it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

S
ECTION 1.
A
rticle 5, Chapter 3, Title 63 of the S.C. Code is
amended by adding:

S
ection
63-3-605
.
(
A) The judge presiding
over any family court hearing must issue an order no later than:

(
1)
ten business days after conclusion of the hearing; or

(
2)
seven business days after submission of post-hearing evidence, whichever occurs
later.

(
B)
Any extension beyond the timeframes established in subsection (A) is
permissible only if:

(
1)
every ten days, the judge provides the parties a written explanation of the
reasons for the extension; and

(
2)
an extension is limited to extraordinary circumstances that make compliance
with the timeframes provided in subsection (A) impracticable.

(
C)
This section applies to all matters taken under advisement by the court.

(
D)
Failure to comply with this section may be addressed through judicial review or
disciplinary action as provided by law.

S
ECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.

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