---
type: "Bill"
title: "Filing and recording fees"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 8-21-310, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO A SCHEDULE OF SPECIFIED FILING AND RECORDING FEES, SO AS TO REVISE AND FURTHER PROVIDE FOR VARIOUS FILING FEES, INCLUDING A FLAT FEE FOR VARIOUS DOCUMENTS. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "H 3243"
citation: "South Carolina H 3243 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bernstein", "Clemmons", "Fry", "Hixon", "W. Cox"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 35
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-12-18"
last_action: "2019-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2dde7e5b-1aee-4745-8325-ec3a9e549352"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3243&session=123&summary=B"
source_hash: "b97082898ddcacd310cd34eed3919a68540678abc4e6b878e8e0678d36f38bd2"
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 3243 (2019-2020) — Filing and recording fees

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 8-21-310, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO A SCHEDULE OF SPECIFIED FILING AND RECORDING FEES, SO AS TO REVISE AND FURTHER PROVIDE FOR VARIOUS FILING FEES, INCLUDING A FLAT FEE FOR VARIOUS DOCUMENTS. - 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/sess123_2019-2020/bills/3243.htm)
2. **12/18/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3243_20181218.htm)
3. **2/27/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3243_20190227.htm)
4. **2/28/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3243_20190228.htm)
5. **3/20/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3243_20190320.htm)
6. **5/7/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3243_20190507.htm)
7. **5/8/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3243_20190508.htm)
8. **5/8/2019-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3243_20190508a.htm)
9. **5/9/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3243_20190509.htm)
10. **5/9/2019-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3243_20190509a.htm)

## Votes

- Table Amendment No. 2 — **12–94** (fail) · lower
- Table Motion to Adjourn Debate — **58–47** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading — **36–3** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **97–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bernstein — primary (person)
- Clemmons — primary (person)
- Fry — primary (person)
- Hixon — primary (person)
- W. Cox — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-12-18** Prefiled `filing`
- **2018-12-18** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-08** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-01-08** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-28** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Fry
- **2019-02-28** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2019-02-28** Debate adjourned until Tues., 3-5-19
- **2019-03-05** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Clemmons
- **2019-03-05** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hill, Trantham
- **2019-03-05** Debate adjourned until Wed., 3-6-19
- **2019-03-06** Debate adjourned until Tues., 3-19-19
- **2019-03-19** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Weeks, Hayes, Moore, Garvin, S. Williams, McDaniel, Kirby, Atkinson, Norrell, Henegan, Ott, Jefferson, Pendarvis, Bales, King, Hewitt, Fry, Hosey, Toole
- **2019-03-20** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon
- **2019-03-20** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-20** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-03-20** Roll call Yeas-97 Nays-5
- **2019-03-26** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-26** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-26** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-30** Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Climer, Goldfinch
- **2019-05-07** Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
- **2019-05-08** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2019-05-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-08** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-05-09** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-09** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-09** Roll call Ayes-36 Nays-3
- **2019-05-09** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2019-05-09** Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-0
- **2019-05-13** Ratified R 78
- **2019-05-14** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2019-05-16** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-31** Effective date 08/01/19
- **2019-06-05** Act No. 58

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2dde7e5b-1aee-4745-8325-ec3a9e549352`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).