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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

H 4667: Magistrates court

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

H 4667 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina House on December 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Magistrates court. Primary sponsor: Jason Luck (Democratic), Tiffany Spann-Wilder (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 13, 2026): Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 18-7-95 SO AS TO ALLOW APPELLATE COURTS TO PROCEED AS IF A MAGISTRATE HAS DIED, BECOME INSANE, OR IS ABSENT IN CASES WHERE THE MAGISTRATE FAILS TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN STATUTES REGARDING MAKING A RETURN TO THE APPELLATE COURT; BY AMENDING SECTION 22-3-10, RELATING TO CONCURRENT CIVIL JURISDICTION, SO AS TO INCREASE THE CIVIL JURISDICTION OF MAGISTRATES COURT; BY AMENDING SECTION 22-3-20, RELATING TO CIVIL ACTIONS WHEN MAGISTRATES HAVE NO JURISDICTION, SO AS TO INCREASE THE EXCEPTION FOR PENALTIES OF A CERTAIN AMOUNT; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 22-3-340, RELATING TO ASSESSMENTS ON CIVIL FILINGS IN MAGISTRATES COURT, SO AS TO INCREASE ASSESSMENTS.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jason LuckPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Tiffany Spann-WilderPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse109

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to Committee on Judiciary
  2. Introduced and read first time
  3. Referred to Committee on Judiciary
  4. Prefiled

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source