South Carolina Senate Bill 273 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-08 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Section 62-3-801 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To Notice To Creditors In Probate Proceedings, To Provide That, Upon Receiving Notice As Prescribed By Law, Creditors May Only Communicate With The Decedent's Personal Representative Concerning Outstanding Debts Unless Otherwise Directed By The Personal Representative; And To Amend Section 37-5-108(5) Of The 1976 Code, Relating To Unconscionable Debt Collection Practices, To Provide That It Is Unconscionable For A Third Party Debt Collector To Communicate With A Deceased Consumer's Spouse Or Family Member Unless The Communication Is Limited To Identifying The Deceased Consumer's Personal Representative.

Notice to creditors in probate proceedings

Sen. Sandra Senn [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2019-01-08	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2018-12-12	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2018-12-12	Senate	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	5	108	(n/a)	See Bill Text
62	3	801	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0273&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/273_20181212.htm