South Carolina House Bill 5445

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 26 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-04-01 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Reese
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 28-2-70, Relating To The Appraisal Of Property And Condemnor's Right To Enter Upon Land For Limited Purposes So As To Provide That It Is Unlawful For Any Condemnor To Knowingly Make Certain False, Fraudulent, Or Deceptive Statements To A Condemnee; By Adding Section 28-2-65 So As To Provide For Certain Notices Before Initiating An Appraisal; By Adding Section 28-2-130 So As To Provide For A Civil Penalty For Knowingly Making Certain False, Fraudulent, Or Deceptive Statements To A Condemnee; And By Amending Section 58-37-120, Relating To Applications For Permits For Energy Infrastructure Projects, So As To Provide That A Person Who Intends To File Certain Applications Must Provide Written Notice.

Property Rights Protection Act

Rep. Patrick Haddon [R]

Rep. Robert Reese [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-01	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Reese
2026-03-26	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2026-03-26	House	Introduced and read first time

S1123 (Similar To) 2026-04-15 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
28	2	130	(n/a)	See Bill Text
28	2	65	(n/a)	See Bill Text
28	2	70	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	37	120	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5445&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5445_20260326.htm