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H5112 • 2026

Heirs' Property

Heirs' Property

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Sponsor
Reps. Herbkersman, Rivers, McDaniel, Williams, Jones and Dillard Companion/Similar bill(s): 950
Last action
2026-02-26
Official status
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rivers, McDaniel, Williams, Jones, Dillard
Effective date
Not listed

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Heirs' Property

Heirs' Property

What This Bill Does

  • Heirs' Property

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-26 House

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rivers, McDaniel, Williams, Jones, Dillard

  2. 2026-02-05 House

    Introduced and read first time ( House Journal-page 15 )

  3. 2026-02-05 House

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary ( House Journal-page 15 )

Official Summary Text

Heirs' Property

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2025-2026 Bill 5112: Heirs' Property - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5112
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Herbkersman, Rivers, McDaniel, Williams, Jones and Dillard
Companion/Similar bill(s): 950
Document Path: LC-0516SA26.docx
Introduced in the House on February 5, 2026
Currently residing in the House
Summary: Heirs' Property
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

2/5/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 15
)

2/5/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Judiciary
(
House Journal-page 15
)

2/26/2026

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rivers,
McDaniel, Williams, Jones, Dillard

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
02/05/2026

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING
SECTION
12-37-3150
, RELATING TO DETERMINING WHEN AN ASSESSABLE TRANSFER OF
INTEREST OCCURS, SO AS TO EXCLUDE TRANSFERS MADE AMONGST RELATED DESCENDANTS OF
THE HEIRS' PROPERTY.

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

S
ECTION 1.
S
ection
12-37-3150
(B) of the S.C. Code is amended by
adding:

(
16) transfers made amongst related
descendants who have legal claim to heirs' property, whereby both the grantor
and grantee owned an interest in the property prior to the transfer.

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

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