SC H5162 | 2025-2026 | 126th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 20-8)
Status: Engrossed on February 25 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-02-25 - Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance
Pending: Senate Banking and Insurance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 25 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-02-25 - Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance
Pending: Senate Banking and Insurance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 34-3-900 So As To Define Terms Pertaining To The Financial Exploitation Of Eligible Adults And To Outline A Procedure For Establishing Emergency Contacts For Eligible Adults To Protect Eligible Adults From Financial Exploitation.
Title
Protecting Eligible Adults from Financial Exploitation
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-02-24 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 111 N: 0 NV: 7 Abs: 6) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Introduced and read first time |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0 |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Read second time |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Amended |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Anderson, Henderson-Myers, Govan, Oremus, Hartz, Wickensimer |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kirby |
| 2026-02-18 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Williams, Ligon |
| 2026-02-12 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Introduced and read first time |
Same As/Similar To
S0851 (Similar To) 2026-06-03 - Act No. 226
