South CarolinaMagistrate court fees and costs
What it does
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 8-21-1010 AND 8-21-1060, BOTH RELATING TO FEES AND COSTS TO BE COLLECTED BY MAGISTRATES, BOTH SO AS TO INCREASE VARIOUS FEES AND COSTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 22-3-340, RELATING TO ASSESSMENTS ON FILINGS IN MAGISTRATES COURT, SO AS TO INCREASE THE ASSESSMENT ON SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT FILINGS AND ALL OTHER CIVIL FILINGS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 22-2-5, RELATING TO ELIGIBILITY EXAMINATIONS FOR MAGISTRATES, SO AS TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF TIME ELIGIBILITY EXAMINATIONS ARE VALID. - RATIFIED TITLE
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 26Act No. 155Latest
- May 26Effective date 01/01/27
- May 15Signed By Governor Henry McMasterBecame Law
- May 14Ratified R 206
- May 7Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-0
- Vote recorded Concur in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- May 7Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolledTo Governor
- May 6Read third time and returned to House with amendmentsPassed 2nd Chamber
- May 5Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-3
- Vote recorded 2nd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- May 5Read second timeMinor
- May 5Committee Amendment AdoptedMajor
- Apr 29Committee report: Favorable with amendment JudiciaryMinor
- Feb 19Referred to Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Feb 19Introduced and read first timeMinor
- Feb 19Read third time and sent to SenatePassed 1st Chamber
- Feb 19Scrivener's error corrected
- Feb 18Roll call Yeas-99 Nays-10
- Vote recorded Passage of Bill. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 18Read second timeMinor
- Feb 18AmendedMajor
- Feb 17Debate adjourned
- Feb 12Debate adjourned until Tues., 2-17-26
- Feb 11Debate adjourned
- Feb 10Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Oremus
- Feb 5Committee report: Favorable JudiciaryMinor
- Feb 4Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Jan 13Introduced and read first timeMinor
- 2025
- Dec 16Referred to Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Dec 16PrefiledIntroduced