South Carolina House Bill 3373 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-12 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Article 11, To Chapter 40, Title 27 Entitled "south Carolina Housing Court" So As To Require Each County To Establish A Housing Court Within The County's Existing Magistrates Court, To Provide For The Transfer Of A Case In Certain Circumstances, And To Provide That A Tenant Has A Right To Counsel; To Amend Section 27-40-210, Relating To General Definitions, So As To Define The Term "court"; And To Amend Sections 27-40-130, 27-40-610, 27-40-710, And 27-40-780, All Relating To Legal Remedies Under The Residential Landlord And Tenant Act, So As To Make Conforming Changes.

SC Housing Court

Rep. Marvin Pendarvis [D]

Rep. Leola Robinson-Simpson [D]

Rep. Lonnie Hosey [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-12	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2021-01-12	House	Introduced and read first time
2020-12-09	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2020-12-09	House	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
27	40	130	(n/a)	See Bill Text
27	40	210	(n/a)	See Bill Text
27	40	610	(n/a)	See Bill Text
27	40	710	(n/a)	See Bill Text
27	40	780	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3373&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3373_20201209.htm