SC H 5741
in committeeBan litigation retention agreements
South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did SC H 5741 pass?
Not yet. SC H 5741 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-06-25): Referred to Committee on Judiciary
What is SC H 5741 about?
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 29 TO TITLE 1, CHAPTER 1 SO AS TO PROHIBIT A LAW FIRM THAT EMPLOYS A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, OR AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER OF A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, FROM ENTERING INTO A LITIGATION RETENTION AGREEMENT WITH A PUBLIC ENTITY IN THIS STATE.
Who sponsors SC H 5741?
Morgan, Edgerton, Kilmartin and 9 others are the primary sponsors of SC H 5741.
Description
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 29 TO TITLE 1, CHAPTER 1 SO AS TO PROHIBIT A LAW FIRM THAT EMPLOYS A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, OR AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER OF A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, FROM ENTERING INTO A LITIGATION RETENTION AGREEMENT WITH A PUBLIC ENTITY IN THIS STATE.
- Introduced
- 2026-06-25
- Latest action
- 2026-06-25 — Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Morganprimary
- Edgertonprimary
- Kilmartinprimary
- Beachprimary
- Magnusonprimary
- Terribileprimary
- Cromerprimary
- Harrisprimary
- Gilreathprimary
- Huffprimary
- Frankprimary
- Paceprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-06-25
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-06-25
Introduced and read first time
introduction,reading-1
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Related bills
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