H 5162 South Carolina House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Protecting Eligible Adults from Financial Exploitation

Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 34-3-900 SO AS TO DEFINE TERMS PERTAINING TO THE FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION OF ELIGIBLE ADULTS AND TO OUTLINE A PROCEDURE FOR ESTABLISHING EMERGENCY CONTACTS FOR ELIGIBLE ADULTS TO PROTECT ELIGIBLE ADULTS FROM FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 11, 2026 Last action Feb 25, 2026

Floor votes · House Feb 24, 2026

How they voted

104–0

Passed · 11 other

Total votes 115

Feb 24, 2026

D Democratic33

26 Yea 7

78% Yea

R Republican82

78 Yea 4

95% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Amendments

Feb 25, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Feb 24, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (104-0-11)

house

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

28 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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