H 4813 South Carolina House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Magistrate court fees and costs

Summary
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
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed May 15, 2026
Floor votes · Senate May 5, 2026 · House Feb 18, 2026

How they voted

422
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 45
May 5, 2026
D Democratic12
11 Yea 1 Nay
91% Yea
R Republican33
31 Yea 1 Nay 1
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
30
Key actions
10
Committee
5
Amendments
2
May 15, 2026
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
May 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
May 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
May 5, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (42-2-1)
senate
Apr 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Feb 18, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (90-9-15)
house
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Dec 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
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