---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designation of representation in magistrates court"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 33-1-103, RELATING TO DESIGNATION OF REPRESENTATION IN MAGISTRATES COURT, SO AS TO INCLUDE HOUSING AUTHORITIES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 31-3-70 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT HOUSING AUTHORITIES MAY DESIGNATE A CERTAIN REPRESENTATIVE. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3335"
citation: "South Carolina H 3335 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dillard", "Garvin", "Spann-Wilder"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-12-05"
last_action: "2026-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ef4d2e90-e617-4856-8bec-cec531884f46"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3335&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "ab7e0a5f8961e830b9305991ab742c89ed8477e1e43eed84cbc2fd4500961ffd"
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 3335 (2025-2026) — Designation of representation in magistrates court

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 33-1-103, RELATING TO DESIGNATION OF REPRESENTATION IN MAGISTRATES COURT, SO AS TO INCLUDE HOUSING AUTHORITIES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 31-3-70 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT HOUSING AUTHORITIES MAY DESIGNATE A CERTAIN REPRESENTATIVE. - 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/3335.htm)
2. **04/29/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3335_20260429.htm)
3. **04/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3335_20250430.htm)
4. **05/07/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3335_20260507.htm)
5. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3335_20241205.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dillard — primary (person)
- Garvin — primary (person)
- Spann-Wilder — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-12-05** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-05** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-30** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-01** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Garvin
- **2025-05-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-01** Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0
- **2025-05-01** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2025-05-02** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-06** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-06** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-29** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-07** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-07** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-07** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-07** Roll call Ayes-46 Nays-0
- **2026-05-12** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-14** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-05-14** Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0
- **2026-05-15** Ratified R 246
- **2026-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-05** Effective date 05/19/26
- **2026-06-03** Act No. 233

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ef4d2e90-e617-4856-8bec-cec531884f46`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).