SC H3387 | 2025-2026 | 126th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 32-1)
Status: Passed on July 1 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-07-01 - Act No. 252
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 32-1)
Status: Passed on July 1 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-07-01 - Act No. 252
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 45-2-65 So As To Provide The Conditions Under Which An Operator Of Any Recreational Vehicle Park May Have Any Transient Guest Or Other Guest Of The Park Removed; By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 37, Title 27 So As To Entitle The Article "ejectment Of Unlawful Occupants Of A Residential Dwelling," To Define Necessary Terms, And To Provide An Alternative Remedy To Remove Persons Unlawfully Occupying A Residential Dwelling; To Redesignate Chapter 37, Title 27 As "ejectment Proceedings"; To Designate The Existing Sections Of Chapter 37, Title 27 As Article 1 Entitled "ejectment Of Tenants"; To Establish Offenses For Persons Who Unlawfully Occupy Or Trespass Upon Residential Dwellings, List Or Advertise Residential Real Property For Sale Without Legal Title Or Authority To Do So, Or Present False Documents To Another Person With The Intent To Detain Or Remain Upon Real Property; And By Amending Section 27-40-800, Relating To The Appeal Of A Judgment Of Ejection, So As To Require A Tenant To File An Affidavit Promising To Pay The Landlord The Amount Of Rent As It Becomes Due In Exchange For A Stay Of Execution Of A Judgment For Ejection, Among Other Things. - Ratified Title
Title
Unlawful occupants of property
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-06-25 - House - House: Adopt Conference Report (Y: 103 N: 0 NV: 7 Abs: 14) [PASS]
2026-06-25 - Senate - Senate: To Adopt The Conference Report (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2026-05-13 - House - House: Adopt Amendment 1a Amendment Number 1a (Y: 114 N: 0 NV: 7 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-05-06 - Senate - Senate: 3rd Reading (Y: 42 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-05 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-04-03 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 109 N: 0 NV: 10 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-06-25 - Senate - Senate: To Adopt The Conference Report (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2026-05-13 - House - House: Adopt Amendment 1a Amendment Number 1a (Y: 114 N: 0 NV: 7 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-05-06 - Senate - Senate: 3rd Reading (Y: 42 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-05 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-04-03 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 109 N: 0 NV: 10 Abs: 4) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | Act No. 252 | |
| 2026-07-01 | Effective date 06/30/26 | |
| 2026-06-30 | Signed By Governor | |
| 2026-06-29 | Ratified R 269 | |
| 2026-06-25 | Senate | Ordered enrolled for ratification |
| 2026-06-25 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0 |
| 2026-06-25 | Senate | Conference report received and adopted |
| 2026-06-25 | House | Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0 |
| 2026-06-25 | House | Conference report received and adopted |
| 2026-05-14 | Senate | Conference committee appointed Johnson, Elliott, Devine |
| 2026-05-14 | House | House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. T Moore, McCabe, Spann-Wilder |
| 2026-05-13 | Senate | Non-concurrence in House amendment |
| 2026-05-13 | House | Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0 |
| 2026-05-13 | House | Returned to Senate with amendments |
| 2026-05-13 | House | Senate amendment amended |
| 2026-05-12 | House | Debate adjourned |
| 2026-05-06 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0 |
| 2026-05-06 | Senate | Read third time and returned to House with amendments |
| 2026-05-06 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 2026-05-05 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0 |
| 2026-05-05 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2026-05-05 | Senate | Committee Amendment Adopted |
| 2026-04-29 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Introduced and read first time |
| 2025-04-04 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 2025-04-04 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate |
| 2025-04-03 | House | Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day |
| 2025-04-03 | House | Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0 |
| 2025-04-03 | House | Read second time |
| 2025-04-03 | House | Amended |
| 2025-04-03 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hewitt, Gilreath, Cromer, Oremus, Hartz |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Burns |
| 2025-04-01 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Williams, Hixon |
| 2025-03-27 | House | Debate adjourned |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Debate adjourned |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Requests for debate-Rep |
| 2025-03-25 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 2025-03-25 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson, Bradley |
| 2025-03-20 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary |
| 2025-03-11 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Calhoon |
| 2025-03-05 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Holman, Davis, Brewer, Murphy |
| 2026-05-06 | Senate | Amended |
| 2025-03-05 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Edgerton, M.M.Smith, B.L.Cox |
| 2025-02-26 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guest, Crawford |
| 2025-02-13 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon |
| 2025-01-14 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2025-01-14 | House | Introduced and read first time |
| 2024-12-05 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2024-12-05 | House | Prefiled |
