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A197, R205, H3313
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Jordan
Document Path: LC-0040WAB23.docx
Introduced in the House on January 10, 2023
Introduced in the Senate on April 27, 2023
Currently residing in the House
Governor's Action: May 21, 2024, Signed
Summary: Florence County Register of Deeds
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
| Date | Body | Action Description with journal page number |
|---|---|---|
| 12/8/2022 | House | Prefiled |
| 12/8/2022 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 1/10/2023 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 130) |
| 1/10/2023 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 130) |
| 4/19/2023 | House | Committee report: Favorable Judiciary (House Journal-page 23) |
| 4/26/2023 | House | Read second time (House Journal-page 25) |
| 4/26/2023 | House | Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 26) |
| 4/27/2023 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 7) |
| 4/27/2023 | Senate | Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 5) |
| 4/27/2023 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 5) |
| 4/8/2024 | Senate | Referred to Subcommittee: M.Johnson (ch), Sabb, Talley, Adams, Devine |
| 5/1/2024 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 6) |
| 5/8/2024 | Senate | Read second time (Senate Journal-page 97) |
| 5/8/2024 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 97) |
| 5/9/2024 | Senate | Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 86) |
| 5/15/2024 | Ratified R 205 | |
| 5/21/2024 | Signed By Governor | |
| 5/29/2024 | Effective date 01/01/25 | |
| 5/29/2024 | Act No. 197 |
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/08/2022
04/19/2023
05/01/2024
(A197, R205, H3313)
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 ADD FLORENCE COUNTY TO 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 THE APPOINTMENT OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR CERTAIN COUNTIES, SO AS TO ADD FLORENCE COUNTY TO THE COUNTIES WHERE THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE COUNTY APPOINTS THE REGISTER OF DEEDS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
County exempt from requirement that clerk of court perform register of deeds duties
SECTION 1. Section 30-5-10(A) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:
(A) In every county in the State other than Aiken, Anderson, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Cherokee, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester, Florence, Georgetown, Greenville, Horry, Jasper, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lexington, Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Spartanburg, and Sumter the duties prescribed by law for the register of deeds must be performed by the clerk of court who has all the powers and emoluments given the register of deeds in Aiken, Anderson, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Cherokee, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester, Florence, Georgetown, Greenville, Horry, Jasper, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lexington, Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Spartanburg, and Sumter counties.
County council authorized to appoint register of deeds
SECTION 2. Section 30-5-12(A) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:
(A) The governing bodies of Anderson, Beaufort, Cherokee, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Colleton, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Jasper, Kershaw, Lancaster, Oconee, Orangeburg, and Pickens counties shall appoint the register of deeds for its county under terms and conditions as it may agree upon.
Time effective
SECTION 3. This act takes effect on January 1, 2025.
Ratified the 15th day of May, 2024.
Approved the 21st day of May, 2024.
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