H 3472 South Carolina House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Small Estates

Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 62-3-1201, RELATING TO COLLECTION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY BY AFFIDAVIT, SO AS TO INCREASE THE LIMIT OF ESTATES TO FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS; BY AMENDING SECTION 62-3-1203, RELATING TO SMALL ESTATES AND SUMMARY ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES, SO AS TO INCREASE THE LIMIT OF ESTATES TO FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS; BY AMENDING SECTION 62-3-1204, RELATING TO SMALL ESTATES AND CLOSING BY SWORN STATEMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, SO AS TO INCREASE THE LIMIT OF ESTATES TO FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 62-2-401, RELATING TO EXEMPT PROPERTIES, SO AS TO INCREASE THE LIMIT OF EXEMPT PROPERTIES TO FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Signed May 8, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Apr 24, 2025 · House Feb 13, 2025

How they voted

390
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 45
Apr 24, 2025
D Democratic12
11 Yea 1
91% Yea
R Republican33
28 Yea 5
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Amendments
1
May 8, 2025
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and enrolled
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0-6)
senate
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Feb 13, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (95-0-23)
house
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Dec 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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