HOA Change

2025-2026 Bill 903: HOA Change - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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S. 903
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Young, Grooms, Johnson, Zell, Stubbs and Kimbrell
Document Path: SR-0017QG26.docx
Introduced in the Senate on February 10, 2026
Introduced in the House on April 29, 2026
Last Amended on April 16, 2026

Currently residing in the House Committee on
Labor, Commerce and Industry
Summary: HOA Change
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

2/10/2026

Senate

Introduced and read first time (
Senate Journal-page 8
)

2/10/2026

Senate

Referred to Committee on
Judiciary
(
Senate Journal-page 8
)

4/9/2026

Senate

Committee report: Favorable with amendment
Judiciary
(
Senate Journal-page 4
)

4/16/2026

Senate

Committee Amendment Adopted (
Senate Journal-page 48
)

4/16/2026

Senate

Read second time (
Senate Journal-page 48
)

4/16/2026

Senate

Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0 (
Senate Journal-page 48
)

4/28/2026

Senate

Read third time and sent to House (
Senate Journal-page 19
)

4/29/2026

House

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

4/29/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Labor, Commerce and Industry
(
House Journal-page 15
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
02/10/2026
04/09/2026
04/16/2026

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Indicates New Matter

Committee Amendment Adopted

April 16, 2026

S. 903

Introduced by Senators Young, Grooms, Johnson,
Zell, Stubbs and Kimbrell

S. Printed 4/16/26--S.

Read the first time February 10, 2026

________

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING
SECTION
27-30-130
, RELATING TO THE ENFORCEABILITY OF GOVERNING DOCUMENTS,
RECORDING REQUIREMENTS, RULES, REGULATIONS, AND AMENDMENTS, SO AS TO REQUIRE
CERTAIN HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBJECT TO SECTION
30-5-30
.

Amend Title To Conform

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

S
ECTION 1.
S
ection
27-30-120
(4) of the S.C. Code is amended to
read:

(
4) "Governing documents" means
declaration, master deeds,
or
bylaws,
rules, or regulations,
or any amendments to the
declaration, master deeds,
or
bylaws
, rules, or regulations
.

S
ECTION 2.
S
ection
27-30-130
(B) of the S.C. Code is amended to
read:

(
B)
(
1)
Rules,
regulations, and amendments to rules and regulations
Governing documents
:

(
a)
are effective upon passage or adoption; and

(
b)
must be made accessible to a homeowners association member upon the request of
that member of the homeowners association, and, at the option of the homeowners
association, via electronic mail or through methods provided by the homeowners
association's bylaws that ensure actual notice, unless they are:

(
i) posted in a conspicuous place in a
common area in the community; or

(
ii) available on an Internet website
maintained by the homeowners association, where they may be downloaded by the
homeowner.

(
2)
In order to remain enforceable,
a homeowners association's
rules, regulations, and amendments to rules and regulations

the governing documents
must be recorded in the clerk of
court's, Register of Mesne Conveyance (RMC), or register of deeds office in the
county in which the property is located by January tenth of
each
the
year following their
adoption or amendment.

S
ECTION 3.
S
ection
27-30-130
(D) of the S.C. Code is amended to
read:

(
D)
The
(
1) On and after January 1, 2027,
recording of the
rules, regulations, bylaws, and amendments to rules and
regulations
governing documents
are not

is
subject to the
requirements of witnesses and acknowledgements required under Section
30-5-30
.

(
2) Each governing document may be
recorded as an exhibit to an instrument that satisfies the requirements of
Section
30-5-30
and specifically identifies and incorporates each governing
document by reference. When recorded as exhibits, each governing document does
not require separate witnessing or acknowledgment pursuant to Section
30-5-30
.

(
3) Governing documents recorded prior
to January 1, 2027, are not subject to the witness and acknowledgment
requirements of Section
30-5-30
and are valid, effective, and enforceable if
not separately witnessed or acknowledged pursuant to Section
30-5-30
.

S
ECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.

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