---
type: "Bill"
title: "Small Estates"
description: "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"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3472"
citation: "South Carolina H 3472 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Mitchell", "Calhoon", "Gagnon", "Gibson", "Hixon", "Ligon", "McCabe", "Pedalino", "W. Newton", "Yow"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-12-05"
last_action: "2025-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ed633a86-4092-4ea0-a4e1-d428e1d97f7f"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3472&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "46f22201971a7c6ed0a1a0ffe082de8ac314f635e8ad2bb74ee8d2acd6cc2284"
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 3472 (2025-2026) — Small Estates

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

## 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/3472.htm)
2. **02/12/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3472_20250212.htm)
3. **02/13/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3472_20250213.htm)
4. **04/16/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3472_20250416.htm)
5. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3472_20241205.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- C. Mitchell — primary (person)
- Calhoon — primary (person)
- Gagnon — primary (person)
- Gibson — primary (person)
- Hixon — primary (person)
- Ligon — primary (person)
- McCabe — primary (person)
- Pedalino — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)
- Yow — 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`
- **2025-01-28** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pedalino, Hixon
- **2025-01-29** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gibson, Gagnon
- **2025-02-05** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Calhoon
- **2025-02-12** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: C.Mitchell, Yow
- **2025-02-12** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-13** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon
- **2025-02-13** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-02-13** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-13** Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-0
- **2025-02-13** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2025-02-18** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-18** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-16** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-24** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-24** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
- **2025-04-29** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-06** Ratified R 44
- **2025-05-08** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-16** Effective date 05/08/25
- **2025-05-16** Act No. 26

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ed633a86-4092-4ea0-a4e1-d428e1d97f7f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).