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H4787 • 2026

Clerks of Court

Clerks of Court

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Sponsor
Reps. McCravy, Chumley and Edgerton
Last action
2026-01-13
Official status
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry ( House Journal-page 107 )
Effective date
Not listed

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Clerks of Court

Clerks of Court

What This Bill Does

  • Clerks of Court

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-13 House

    Introduced and read first time ( House Journal-page 107 )

  2. 2026-01-13 House

    Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry ( House Journal-page 107 )

  3. 2025-12-16 House

    Prefiled

  4. 2025-12-16 House

    Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

Official Summary Text

Clerks of Court

Current Bill Text

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2025-2026 Bill 4787: Clerks of Court - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 4787
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. McCravy, Chumley and Edgerton
Document Path: LC-0545WAB26.docx
Introduced in the House on January 13, 2026
Currently residing in the House Committee on
Labor, Commerce and Industry
Summary: Clerks of 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
Labor, Commerce and Industry

1/13/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 107
)

1/13/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Labor, Commerce and Industry
(
House Journal-page 107
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/17/2025

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION
30-5-14
SO AS TO PROVIDE A CLERK OF COURT OR REGISTER OF DEEDS SHALL NOT RECORD
ANY DEED CONVEYING TITLE OR ANY OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY TO THE
CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY OR THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, OR ANY CITIZEN
THEREOF, TO PROVIDE ANY DEED RECORDED IN CONTRAVENTION OF THIS SUBSECTION is
INVALID, AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS.

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

S
ECTION 1.
C
hapter 5, Title 30 of the S.C. Code is amended by
adding:

S
ection
30-5-14
.
(
A) A clerk of court or
register of deeds shall not record any deed conveying title or any ownership
interest in real property to the Chinese Communist Party or the People's
Republic of China, or any citizen thereof. Any deed recorded in contravention
of this subsection is invalid.

(
B) For
purposes of this section:

(
1)
"Chinese Communist Party" includes all agencies, institutions, and
instrumentalities of the Chinese Communist Party.

(
2)
"People's Republic of China" includes all agencies, institutions,
instrumentalities, and political subdivisions of the People's Republic of
China.

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

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