S 118 South Carolina Senate · 2017-2018 Regular Session

A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 22-3-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CIVIL JURISDICTION OF THE MAGISTRATES COURT, SO AS TO INCREASE THE CIVIL JURISDICTION FROM SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS AND TO REQUIRE THAT, EXCEPT FOR LANDLORD AND TENANT CASES, ANY CASE WITH AN AMOUNT IN CONTROVERSY EQUALING OR EXCEEDING FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS MUST BE ORDERED FOR MANDATORY MEDIATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA SUPREME COURT.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2017 Last action Feb 28, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Feb 16, 2017

How they voted

220
Passed
Total votes 22
Feb 16, 2017
D Democratic7
7 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican15
15 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Feb 28, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Feb 28, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Feb 23, 2017
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Feb 16, 2017
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Feb 16, 2017
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (22-0)
senate
Feb 8, 2017
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
upper
Jan 20, 2017
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Sabb, Talley
upper
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 13, 2016
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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