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2025-2026 Regular Session • South Carolina Legislature

H3387: Unlawful occupants of property

Legislative Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 37, Title 27 So As To Entitle The Article "ejectment Of Unlawful Occupants Of A Residential Dwelling," To Define Necessary Terms, To Provide An Alternative Remedy To Remove Persons Unlawfully Occupying A Residential Dwelling; To Redesignate Chapter 37, Title 27 As "ejectment Proceedings"; To Redesignate The Existing Sections Of Chapter 37, Title 27 As Article 1, Chapter 37, Title 27 And Entitle It "ejectment Of Tenants"; And By Adding Section 16-11-521 So As To Establish The Offense Of Criminal Mischief.

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Bill History

12/5/2024
Prefiled
House of Representatives
12/5/2024
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives
1/14/2025
Introduced and read first time
House of Representatives
1/14/2025
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guest, Crawford
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Edgerton, M.M.Smith, B.L.Cox, Holman, Davis, Brewer, Murphy
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Calhoon
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson, Bradley
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Scrivener's error corrected
3/26/2025
Requests for debate-Rep
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Debate adjourned
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Debate adjourned
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Williams, Hixon
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Burns
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hewitt, Gilreath, Cromer, Oremus, Hartz
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Amended
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Read second time
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Read third time and sent to Senate
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Scrivener's error corrected
4/9/2025
Introduced and read first time
Senate
4/9/2025
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Senate

Roll Call Votes

House: Passage Of Bill
4/3/2025
109
Yea
0
Nay
10
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/4/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary(Senate)

Sponsors

Republican: 32
Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Murrell Smith
Murrell Smith
Republican

Documents

Amended
Bill Text • 4/4/2025 • 52.7 KB
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Amended
Bill Text • 4/3/2025 • 51.8 KB
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Comm Sub
Bill Text • 3/25/2025 • 60.6 KB
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Comm Sub
Bill Text • 3/20/2025 • 61.6 KB
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Introduced
Bill Text • 12/5/2024 • 23.5 KB
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Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note • 3/4/2025 • 185.0 KB
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