South Carolina Senate Bill 1239 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 21 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-02-29 - Referred to Subcommittee: Malloy (ch), Ford, Knotts, Massey, S.Martin
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Enact The "uniform Partition Of Heirs Property Act"; To Provide Related Definitions, To Provide For The Applicability Of The Article, The Obligation Of A Court To Determine Whether Subject Property Is Heirs Property, And To Provide Inconsistencies In Chapter 61, Title 15 Be Resolved In Favor Of Provisions In Article 3; To Provide For Notice By Publication And The Effect Of The Article On Related Limitations; To Impose Certain Requirements For Commissioners Appointed By The Court; To Provide Procedures For The Court To Follow In Determining The Value Of Heirs Property; To Provide A Procedure For A Cotenant Buyout; To Provide Petition Alternatives; To Provide Considerations Applicable To A Partition In Kind; To Provide Procedures For Open-market Sales, Sealed Bids, Or Auctions; To Impose A Reporting Requirement On A Broker Appointed To Offer Heirs Property For Open-market Sale; To Require Certain Considerations Be Made To Promote Uniformity Of The Application And Construction Of This Act; To Specify How The Act Modifies Certain Federal Acts Pertaining To Electronic Signatures; And To Designate The Existing Provisions Of Chapter 61 As Article 1.

Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act

Sen. Robert Hayes [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-02-29		Referred to Subcommittee: Malloy (ch), Ford, Knotts, Massey, S.Martin
2012-02-21		Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2012-02-21		Introduced and read first time

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=1239&session=119&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess119_2011-2012/prever/1239_20120221.htm