Evictions

2025-2026 Bill 983: Evictions - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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S. 983
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General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Elliott, Ott, Devine, Zell, Sutton, Turner and Allen
Document Path: SR-0123CEM26.docx
Introduced in the Senate on March 5, 2026
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on
Judiciary
Summary: Evictions
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

3/5/2026

Senate

Introduced and read first time (
Senate Journal-page 7
)

3/5/2026

Senate

Referred to Committee on
Judiciary
(
Senate Journal-page 7
)

4/9/2026

Senate

Committee report: Favorable with amendment
Judiciary
(
Senate Journal-page 5
)

5/6/2026

Senate

Recommitted to Committee on
Judiciary
(
Senate Journal-page 89
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
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Committee Report

April 9, 2026

S. 983

Introduced
by Senators Elliott, Ott, Devine, Zell, Sutton, Turner and Allen

S. Printed 4/9/26--S.

Read the first time March 5, 2026

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The committee on Senate Judiciary

To whom was referred a Bill (S. 983) to amend
the South Carolina Code of Laws by adding Section
30-2-60
so as to provide that
eviction filings and records that include personal information of a defendant,
etc., respectfully

Report:

That they have duly and carefully considered
the same, and recommend that the same do pass with amendment:

Amend the
bill, as and if amended, by striking SECTION 2 and inserting:

SECTION 2.
This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
This act takes effect on January 1, 2027.

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.

LUKE RANKIN for Committee.

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION
30-2-60
SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT EVICTION FILINGS AND RECORDS THAT INCLUDE
PERSONAL INFORMATION OF A DEFENDANT ARE AUTOMATICALLY REMOVED FROM THE PUBLIC
INDEX AFTER FIVE YEARS IF NO SUBSEQUENT EVICTIONS OR EJECTMENTS HAVE OCCURRED.

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

S
ECTION 1.
C
hapter 2, Title 30 of the S.C. Code is amended by
adding:

S
ection
30-2-60
. Filings and records that include personal information of a defendant made
pursuant to Chapters 37 and 40 of Title 27, 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, must be removed
from the public index and any publicly accessible files available for public
record five years after the final disposition or filing if no additional filing
is recorded.

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

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