H 5284 South Carolina House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

County Register of Deeds

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 30-5-10, RELATING TO THE PERFORMANCE OF THE DUTIES OF A REGISTER OF DEEDS, SO AS TO INCLUDE ABBEVILLE COUNTY AMONG THE COUNTIES EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENT THAT THESE DUTIES BE PERFORMED BY THE CLERK OF COURT; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 30-5-12, RELATING TO COUNTIES WHERE THE COUNTY GOVERNING BODY APPOINTS THE REGISTER OF DEEDS, SO AS TO INCLUDE ABBEVILLE COUNTY. - RATIFIED TITLE

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Feb 26, 2026 Signed May 19, 2026

Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2026 · House Mar 26, 2026

How they voted

44–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 45

Apr 15, 2026

D Democratic12

12 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican33

32 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

May 19, 2026

Signed into law

Signed By Governor

legislature

Apr 16, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time and enrolled

upper

Apr 15, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (44-0-1)

senate

Apr 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

Recalled from Committee on Judiciary

upper

Mar 31, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

upper

Mar 31, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Mar 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

Mar 26, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (100-0-15)

house

Feb 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to Abbeville Delegation

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors