S 428 South Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Fraudulent Check Expungement

Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 34-11-90, RELATING TO JURISDICTION FOR OFFENSES INVOLVING CHECKS AND PENALTIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE A METHOD TO EXPUNGE CONVICTIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 17-22-910, RELATING TO APPLICATIONS FOR EXPUNGEMENT, SO AS TO ADD MULTIPLE MISDEMEANOR OFFENSES OF CHECK FRAUD TO THOSE OFFENSES ELIGIBLE FOR EXPUNGEMENT; AND BY ADDING SECTION 17-1-43 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DESTRUCTION OF ARREST RECORDS OF PERSONS MADE AS A RESULT OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Vetoed
May 2026
Introduced Mar 6, 2025 Vetoed May 19, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2026 · House May 13, 2026

How they voted

400
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 44
Mar 25, 2026
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican33
29 Yea 4
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Jun 25, 2026
Vetoed
Veto overridden Yeas-90 Nays-6
lower
Jun 25, 2026
Vetoed
Veto overridden by originating body Ayes-36 Nays-3
upper
May 19, 2026
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
legislature
May 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and enrolled
lower
May 13, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (97-4-14)
house
May 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-0-4)
senate
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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