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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

H 5249: Heirs' property

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 5249 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina House on February 24, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Heirs' property. Primary sponsor: Bill Herbkersman (Republican), Shannon Erickson (Republican), Carla Schuessler (Republican), Roger Kirby (Democratic), Tom Hartnett (Republican), Michael Rivers (Democratic), Annie McDaniel (Democratic), Robert Williams (Democratic), Wendell Jones (Democratic), Chandra Dillard (Democratic), Lee Hewitt (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 1, 2026): Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hewitt.

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 4-1-190 SO AS TO PROHIBIT A COUNTY FROM TREATING A TRANSFER OF HEIRS' PROPERTY AS A TRANSFER REQUIRING REASSESSMENT OF THE PROPERTY UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, TO DEFINE TERMS, TO PROVIDE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS, AND TO PROVIDE APPLICABILITY.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bill HerbkersmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse118
Shannon EricksonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse124
Carla SchuesslerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Roger KirbyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse101
Tom HartnettPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse110
Michael RiversPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse121
Annie McDanielPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse41
Robert WilliamsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse62
Wendell JonesPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse25
Chandra DillardPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Lee HewittPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse108

“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. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hewitt
  2. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kirby, Hartnett, Rivers, McDaniel, Williams, Jones, Dillard
  3. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler
  4. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
  5. Introduced and read first time

Sources

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