South Carolina House Bill 4668

---

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 3)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-01-30 - Scrivener's error corrected
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 2-19-115 So As To Require Candidates For Magistrate Positions To Be Reviewed By The Judicial Merit Selection Commission In The Same Manner As Other Judicial Candidates Upon Vacancies, And To Define When Vacancies Occur; By Amending Section 22-3-10, Relating To Civil Jurisdiction In Magistrates Court, So As To Increase The Civil Jurisdiction Of Magistrates Court; And By Amending Section 22-8-30, Relating To The Facilities And Personnel Of Magistrates Courts In Each County, So As To Require The Personnel Provided For Magistrates In Each County To Include One Or More Licensed Attorneys In Good Standing Of The South Carolina Bar.

Magistrates

Rep. Cody Mitchell [R]

Rep. Thomas Pope [R]

Rep. William Chumley [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-01-30		Scrivener's error corrected
2026-01-13	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2026-01-13	House	Introduced and read first time
2025-12-16	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2025-12-16	House	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	19	115	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	3	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	8	30	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4668&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4668_20251217.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4668_20260130.htm