---
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).