Bill Commons

SC S 983

in committee

Evictions

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did SC S 983 pass?

Not yet. SC S 983 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-05-06): Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary

What is SC S 983 about?

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 30-2-60 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT EVICTION FILINGS AND RECORDS THAT INCLUDE PERSONAL INFORMATION OF A DEFENDANT ARE AUTOMATICALLY REMOVED FROM THE PUBLIC INDEX AFTER FIVE YEARS IF NO SUBSEQUENT EVICTIONS OR EJECTMENTS HAVE OCCURRED.

Who sponsors SC S 983?

Elliott, Ott, Devine and 4 others are the primary sponsors of SC S 983.

Description

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 30-2-60 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT EVICTION FILINGS AND RECORDS THAT INCLUDE PERSONAL INFORMATION OF A DEFENDANT ARE AUTOMATICALLY REMOVED FROM THE PUBLIC INDEX AFTER FIVE YEARS IF NO SUBSEQUENT EVICTIONS OR EJECTMENTS HAVE OCCURRED.

Introduced
2026-03-05
Latest action
2026-05-06 — Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Elliottprimary
  • Ottprimary
  • Devineprimary
  • Zellprimary
  • Suttonprimary
  • Turnerprimary
  • Allenprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-06

    Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-04-09

    Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

    committee-passage-favorable

  3. 2026-03-05

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-03-05

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

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Related bills

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Official source

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=983&session=126&summary=B

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