South Carolina House Bill 3387 (Prefiled Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: N/A - 0% progression
Action: 2024-12-05 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 37, Title 27 So As To Entitle The Article "ejectment Of Unlawful Occupants Of A Residential Dwelling," To Define Necessary Terms, To Provide An Alternative Remedy To Remove Persons Unlawfully Occupying A Residential Dwelling; To Redesignate Chapter 37, Title 27 As "ejectment Proceedings"; To Redesignate The Existing Sections Of Chapter 37, Title 27 As Article 1, Chapter 37, Title 27 And Entitle It "ejectment Of Tenants"; And By Adding Section 16-11-521 So As To Establish The Offense Of Criminal Mischief.

Unlawful occupants of property

Rep. Murrell Smith [R]

Rep. Weston Newton [R]

Rep. Brandon Newton [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-12-05	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2024-12-05	House	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	11	521	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3387&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3387_20241205.htm