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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 62-3-1201, RELATING TO COLLECTION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY BY AFFIDAVIT, SO AS TO INCREASE THE LIMIT OF ESTATES TO FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS; BY AMENDING SECTION 62-3-1203, RELATING TO SMALL ESTATES AND SUMMARY ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES, SO AS TO INCREASE THE LIMIT OF ESTATES TO FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS; BY AMENDING SECTION 62-3-1204, RELATING TO SMALL ESTATES AND CLOSING BY SWORN STATEMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, SO AS TO INCREASE THE LIMIT OF ESTATES TO FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 62-2-401, RELATING TO EXEMPT PROPERTIES, SO AS TO INCREASE THE LIMIT OF EXEMPT PROPERTIES TO FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Sponsored By: Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr. (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Summary
Small Estates
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Faster probate and $45,000 exempt property
Effective May 8, 2025, South Carolina raises its small‑estate limit to $45,000. With a sworn affidavit, you can collect the decedent’s personal property and transfer corporate securities 30 days after death, if the probate estate after liens is $45,000 or less and no personal representative filing is pending or appointed. After publishing the required creditor notice, a personal representative may immediately disburse and close such an estate, and the same immediate distribution rule applies when the representative is the sole heir or sole devisee. A surviving spouse—or if none, the minor or dependent children together—may claim up to $45,000 in furniture, a car, appliances, and personal effects, after subtracting liens; they may use other estate assets to reach that amount ahead of most claims.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr.
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Cody T. Mitchell
Republican • House
Paula Rawl Calhoon
Republican • House
Craig A. Gagnon
Republican • House
Daniel Gibson
Republican • House
William M. "Bill" Hixon
Republican • House
Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon
Republican • House
Fawn M. Pedalino
Republican • House
Wm. Weston J. Newton
Republican • House
Richard L. "Richie" Yow
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/24/2025
(Small Estates)2nd Reading
Yes: 39 • No: 0
House vote • 2/13/2025
(Small Estates)Passage of Bill
Yes: 98 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Act No. 26
5/16/2025legislatureEffective date 05/08/25
5/16/2025legislatureSigned By Governor
5/8/2025GovernorRatified R 44
5/6/2025legislatureRead third time and enrolled
4/29/2025SenateRoll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
4/24/2025SenateRead second time
4/24/2025SenateCommittee report: Favorable Judiciary
4/16/2025SenateReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2/18/2025SenateIntroduced and read first time
2/18/2025SenateUnanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
2/13/2025HouseRoll call Yeas-98 Nays-0
2/13/2025HouseRead second time
2/13/2025HouseAmended
2/13/2025HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon
2/13/2025HouseCommittee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
2/12/2025HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: C.Mitchell, Yow
2/12/2025HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Calhoon
2/5/2025HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Gibson, Gagnon
1/29/2025HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Pedalino, Hixon
1/28/2025HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary
1/14/2025HouseIntroduced and read first time
1/14/2025HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary
12/5/2024HousePrefiled
12/5/2024House
Bill Text
Introduced
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