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+type: "Bill"
+title: "County Register of Deeds"
+description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 30-5-10, RELATING TO THE PERFORMANCE OF THE DUTIES OF A REGISTER OF DEEDS, SO AS TO INCLUDE ABBEVILLE COUNTY AMONG THE COUNTIES EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENT THAT THESE DUTIES BE PERFORMED BY THE CLERK OF COURT; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 30-5-12, RELATING TO COUNTIES WHERE THE COUNTY GOVERNING BODY APPOINTS THE REGISTER OF DEEDS, SO AS TO INCLUDE ABBEVILLE COUNTY. - RATIFIED TITLE"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "H 5284"
+citation: "South Carolina H 5284 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Gagnon"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 17
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2026-02-26"
+last_action: "2026-06-05"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b6ccecfd-a719-4bf8-828b-e81c03ca8706"
+source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5284&session=126&summary=B"
+source_hash: "8f674e711020921101bd45cc37f3f1c8b5c346c40a3c3a9ec3127afac4a424b0"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
+---
+
+# South Carolina H 5284 (2025-2026) — County Register of Deeds
+
+AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 30-5-10, RELATING TO THE PERFORMANCE OF THE DUTIES OF A REGISTER OF DEEDS, SO AS TO INCLUDE ABBEVILLE COUNTY AMONG THE COUNTIES EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENT THAT THESE DUTIES BE PERFORMED BY THE CLERK OF COURT; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 30-5-12, RELATING TO COUNTIES WHERE THE COUNTY GOVERNING BODY APPOINTS THE REGISTER OF DEEDS, SO AS TO INCLUDE ABBEVILLE COUNTY. - RATIFIED TITLE
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/5284.htm)
+2. **02/26/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5284_20260226.htm)
+3. **03/25/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5284_20260325.htm)
+4. **04/01/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5284_20260401.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Passage of Bill — **105–0** (pass) · lower
+- 2nd Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Gagnon — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-02-26** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2026-02-26** Referred to Abbeville Delegation
+- **2026-03-25** Delegation report: Favorable Abbeville Delegation
+- **2026-03-26** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2026-03-26** Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0
+- **2026-03-26** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
+- **2026-03-27** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
+- **2026-03-31** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2026-03-31** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2026-04-01** Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
+- **2026-04-15** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2026-04-15** Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
+- **2026-04-16** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
+- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 217
+- **2026-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2026-06-05** Effective date 05/19/26
+- **2026-06-03** Act No. 218
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b6ccecfd-a719-4bf8-828b-e81c03ca8706`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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