House Bills - March 17, 2023

H. 4142 (Reps. Oremus, Rutherford, Stavrinakis, Elliott, Jordan, Bamberg, Wetmore, Rose, Pope, J. E. Johnson and Long) – Amends Section 22-3-10, relating to civil jurisdiction of the Magistrates Court, to increase the civil jurisdiction from $7,500 to $15,000.

H. 4143 (Rep. Cobb-Hunter) – Proposes an amendment to Section 7, Article VI of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, relating to the constitutional officers of this state, to delete the Comptroller General from the list of state officers which the Constitution requires to be elected and provide that the Comptroller General must be appointed by the Governor upon the advice and consent of the Senate for a term coterminous with the Governor upon the expiration of the term of the Comptroller General serving in office on the date of the ratification of this provision.

H. 4158 (Reps. Pendarvis and M. M. Smith) – Adds Section 27-40-350 to provide that residential tenants who are victims of certain domestic violence may terminate a rental agreement and to provide for necessary requirements.

H. 4160 (Reps. Hardee, Atkinson, West, Pope, J. E. Johnson, Schuessler, Brittain, Bailey, McGinnis, Hayes and Sandifer) – Adds Section 23-1-260 to provide companies that maintain in-vehicle security systems for motor vehicles must release vehicle location information to law enforcement agencies in emergency situations.