H 4511 South Carolina House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Probate, notice to creditors

Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 15-9-720, RELATING TO SERVICE ON UNKNOWN PARTIES BY PUBLICATION FOR CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY ACTIONS, SO AS TO ALLOW SERVICE BY PUBLICATION TO BE PUBLISHED IN EITHER THE PRINT OR ONLINE VERSION OF A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE APPROPRIATE COUNTY; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 62-3-801, RELATING TO NOTICE TO CREDITORS, SO AS TO ALLOW PUBLICATION ONLINE ON A CENTRALIZED WEBSITE FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA PROBATE COURT OR IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE APPROPRIATE COUNTY.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced May 6, 2025 Last action Feb 11, 2026

Floor votes · House Feb 10, 2026

How they voted

105–0

Passed · 9 other

Total votes 114

Feb 10, 2026

D Democratic33

26 Yea 7

78% Yea

R Republican81

79 Yea 2

97% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Feb 11, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

upper

Feb 11, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Feb 10, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (105-0-9)

house

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

lower

May 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

May 6, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors