SC H4813 | 2025-2026 | 126th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 4)
Status: Passed on May 26 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-26 - Act No. 155
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 4)
Status: Passed on May 26 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-26 - Act No. 155
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Sections 8-21-1010 And 8-21-1060, Both Relating To Fees And Costs To Be Collected By Magistrates, Both So As To Increase Various Fees And Costs; By Amending Section 22-3-340, Relating To Assessments On Filings In Magistrates Court, So As To Increase The Assessment On Summons And Complaint Filings And All Other Civil Filings; And By Amending Section 22-2-5, Relating To Eligibility Examinations For Magistrates, So As To Increase The Amount Of Time Eligibility Examinations Are Valid. - Ratified Title
Title
Magistrate court fees and costs
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-05-07 - House - House: Concur In Senate Amendments (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 14 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2026-05-05 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 42 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-18 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 99 N: 10 NV: 11 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-05-05 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 42 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-18 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 99 N: 10 NV: 11 Abs: 4) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-26 | Act No. 155 | |
| 2026-05-26 | Effective date 01/01/27 | |
| 2026-05-15 | Signed By Governor | |
| 2026-05-14 | Ratified R 206 | |
| 2026-05-07 | House | Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-0 |
| 2026-05-07 | House | Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled |
| 2026-05-06 | Senate | Read third time and returned to House with amendments |
| 2026-05-05 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-3 |
| 2026-05-05 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2026-05-05 | Senate | Committee Amendment Adopted |
| 2026-04-29 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | Introduced and read first time |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate |
| 2026-02-19 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 2026-02-18 | House | Roll call Yeas-99 Nays-10 |
| 2026-02-18 | House | Read second time |
| 2026-02-18 | House | Amended |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Debate adjourned |
| 2026-02-12 | House | Debate adjourned until Tues., 2-17-26 |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Debate adjourned |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Oremus |
| 2026-02-05 | House | Committee report: Favorable Judiciary |
| 2026-02-04 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins |
| 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 |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 2 | 5 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 22 | 3 | 340 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 8 | 21 | 1010 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 8 | 21 | 1060 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
