SC H 5056
Status unknownHome Repair Consumer Protection Act
South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did SC H 5056 pass?
The current status of SC H 5056 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-01-29): Referred to Committee on Judiciary
What is SC H 5056 about?
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "HOME REPAIR CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT" BY ADDING CHAPTER 31 TO TITLE 37 SO AS TO REQUIRE WRITTEN AND SIGNED CONTRACTS FOR CERTAIN HOME REPAIR SERVICES, TO PROVIDE CERTAIN RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS OF HOMEOWNERS WHO ENTER INTO HOME REPAIR AGREEMENTS WITH HEIGHTENED PROTECTIONS FOR ELDERLY HOMEOWNERS, TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF HOME REPAIR FRAUD AND TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES, AND TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN PROHIBITED ACTS OF CONTRACTORS OR THEIR AGENTS WHICH CONSTITUTE AN UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICE.
Who sponsors SC H 5056?
Jones, Rivers, Dillard and 6 others are the primary sponsors of SC H 5056.
Description
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "HOME REPAIR CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT" BY ADDING CHAPTER 31 TO TITLE 37 SO AS TO REQUIRE WRITTEN AND SIGNED CONTRACTS FOR CERTAIN HOME REPAIR SERVICES, TO PROVIDE CERTAIN RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS OF HOMEOWNERS WHO ENTER INTO HOME REPAIR AGREEMENTS WITH HEIGHTENED PROTECTIONS FOR ELDERLY HOMEOWNERS, TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF HOME REPAIR FRAUD AND TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES, AND TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN PROHIBITED ACTS OF CONTRACTORS OR THEIR AGENTS WHICH CONSTITUTE AN UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICE.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-29
- Latest action
- 2026-01-29 — Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Jonesprimary
- Riversprimary
- Dillardprimary
- Burnsprimary
- Wickensimerprimary
- D. Mitchellprimary
- Scottprimary
- Weeksprimary
- Willisprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-01-29
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-01-29
Introduced and read first time
introduction,reading-1
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