South Carolina H 4270: Betty Metcalf Walker

Status: Introduced and adopted (as of 2019-03-20)

State: South Carolina · Session: 2019-2020 · Bill: H 4270

Sponsors: Alexander, Allison, Anderson, Atkinson, B. Cox, B. Newton, Bailey, Bales, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bennett, Bernstein, Blackwell, Bradley, Brawley, Brown, Bryant, Burns, Calhoon, Caskey, Chellis, Chumley, Clary, Clemmons

Bill Text

2025-2026 Bill 4270 Text of Previous Version (Apr. 30, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4270

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

Indicates Matter Stricken

Indicates New Matter

Amended

April 30, 2026

H. 4270

Introduced by Reps. Schuessler, B. J. Cox, 
McGinnis, Yow, Jones, Vaughan, Kirby, Dillard, Wetmore, Bauer, Collins, 
Wickensimer, Brewer, Gilliard, Bernstein, Bannister, Willis, J. L. Johnson, 
Guest, King, Chapman, Herbkersman, Bradley, Brittain, Burns, Martin, Calhoon, 
Lowe, C. Mitchell, Oremus, Atkinson, Sessions, Haddon, Waters, Rivers, Scott 
and Govan 

S. Printed 4/30/26--S.

Read the first time April 28, 2026

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 
60-2-60 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE REMOVAL OF CERTAIN PUBLIC RECORDS.

 Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the 
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 2, Title 30 of the S.C. Code is 
amended by adding:

 Section 
30-2-60. Eviction filings and records made pursuant to Section 27-40-10 or 
27-37-10, including those concluded by Orders of Eviction or Writ of Ejectment, 
cases resolved by settlement, or resolved by subsequent payment for the 
judgment that satisfied any debt that includes personal information of a 
defendant, must be removed from the public index and any publicly accessible 
files available for public record seven years after the final disposition or 
filing if no additional filing is recorded.

SECTION 2. For 
the purposes of this act, eviction filings and records that are at least seven 
years old and have no subsequent filings and comply with SECTION 1 are to be 
removed from the public index by the responsible agency. 

SECTION 3. This act takes effect on January 1, 
2027.

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