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type: "Bill"
title: "Evictions"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 30-2-60 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE REMOVAL OF CERTAIN PUBLIC RECORDS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 4270"
citation: "South Carolina H 4270 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Atkinson", "B.J. Cox", "Bannister", "Bauer", "Bernstein", "Bradley", "Brewer", "Brittain", "Burns", "C. Mitchell", "Calhoon", "Chapman", "Collins", "Dillard", "Gilliard", "Govan", "Guest", "Haddon", "Herbkersman", "J.L. Johnson", "Jones", "King", "Kirby", "Lowe", "Martin", "McGinnis", "Oremus", "Rivers", "Schuessler", "Scott", "Sessions", "Vaughan", "Waters", "Wetmore", "Wickensimer", "Willis", "Yow"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 33
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2025-03-27"
last_action: "2026-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/382cd4d4-888d-4f00-be76-6cb629c1ffb5"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4270&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "9425c0df321f1edb0d622deec5f4621bec951d65943941f40bf00c960b52ea33"
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 4270 (2025-2026) — Evictions
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 30-2-60 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE REMOVAL OF CERTAIN PUBLIC RECORDS. - 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/4270.htm)
2. **03/26/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4270_20260326.htm)
3. **03/27/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4270_20250327.htm)
4. **03/31/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4270_20260331.htm)
5. **04/23/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4270_20260423.htm)
6. **04/27/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4270_20260427.htm)
7. **04/28/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4270_20260428.htm)
8. **04/30/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4270_20260430.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **77–23** (pass) · lower
- Table Motion to Commit — **80–22** (fail) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **38–4** (pass) · upper
- Table Amendment 1A — **62–45** (pass) · lower
- Table Amendment 4 — **76–25** (pass) · lower
- Table Motion to Adjourn Debate — **64–27** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **81–28** (pass) · lower
- Table Amendment 6 — **70–30** (pass) · lower
- Table Amendment 5 — **75–28** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Atkinson — primary (person)
- B.J. Cox — primary (person)
- Bannister — primary (person)
- Bauer — primary (person)
- Bernstein — primary (person)
- Bradley — primary (person)
- Brewer — primary (person)
- Brittain — primary (person)
- Burns — primary (person)
- C. Mitchell — primary (person)
- Calhoon — primary (person)
- Chapman — primary (person)
- Collins — primary (person)
- Dillard — primary (person)
- Gilliard — primary (person)
- Govan — primary (person)
- Guest — primary (person)
- Haddon — primary (person)
- Herbkersman — primary (person)
- J.L. Johnson — primary (person)
- Jones — primary (person)
- King — primary (person)
- Kirby — primary (person)
- Lowe — primary (person)
- Martin — primary (person)
- McGinnis — primary (person)
- Oremus — primary (person)
- Rivers — primary (person)
- Schuessler — primary (person)
- Scott — primary (person)
- Sessions — primary (person)
- Vaughan — primary (person)
- Waters — primary (person)
- Wetmore — primary (person)
- Wickensimer — primary (person)
- Willis — primary (person)
- Yow — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-03-27** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-27** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-01** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wetmore
- **2025-04-10** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bauer
- **2025-04-23** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Collins
- **2026-01-13** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wickensimer
- **2026-01-21** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brewer, Gilliard, Bernstein
- **2026-01-29** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bannister, Willis, J.L.Johnson, Guest
- **2026-02-10** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: King
- **2026-02-11** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Chapman
- **2026-02-12** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Herbkersman, Bradley, Brittain, Burns, Martin, Calhoon, Lowe, C.Mitchell, Oremus, Atkinson, Sessions
- **2026-02-25** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Haddon, Waters
- **2026-03-26** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-31** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-03-31** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Cromer, Harris, Gilreath, Pace, Magnuson, Edgerton, White, Terribile, Frank, Beach, McCabe
- **2026-04-23** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rivers, Scott, Govan
- **2026-04-23** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-23** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-23** Roll call Yeas-77 Nays-23
- **2026-04-27** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-04-28** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-28** Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-04-30** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-30** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-30** Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-4
- **2026-05-06** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-12** Debate adjourned
- **2026-05-13** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-05-13** Roll call Yeas-81 Nays-28
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 194
- **2026-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-05** Effective date 01/01/27
- **2026-06-02** Act No. 214
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/382cd4d4-888d-4f00-be76-6cb629c1ffb5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).