SC H4965 | 2025-2026 | 126th General Assembly

South Carolina House Bill 4965

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-01-15 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 14-23-1040, Relating To Qualifications Of Probate Judges, So As To Revise The Qualifications For Probate Judges In Counties Greater Than Fifty Thousand In Population, And To Grandfather Those Probate Judges Currently Serving.

Title

Probate judge qualifications

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-01-15	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2026-01-15	House	Introduced and read first time

Code Citations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
14	23	1040	(n/a)	See Bill Text

South Carolina State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4965&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4965_20260115.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/H4965%202026-01-15%20introduced.pdf