H3408 — Foreign ownership of real estate
Legislative · Passed one chamber
SC · Latest action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary (2026-04-22)
Summary
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 27-1-80 So As To Provide That Certain Companies Owned, In Whole Or In Part, By Any United States-declared Foreign Adversary May Not Own, Lease, Possess, Or Exercise Any Control Over Any Real Estate In This State And To Provide That Fraudulent Transactions Are Void.
Sponsors
Patrick Haddon (Rep, R, HD-019), Cally Forrest (Rep, R, HD-039), Doug Gilliam (Rep, R, HD-042), Randy Ligon (Rep, R, HD-043), Bill Taylor (Rep, R, HD-086), Cody Mitchell (Rep, R, HD-065), Thomas Pope (Rep, R, HD-047), Josiah Magnuson (Rep, R, HD-038), Fawn Pedalino (Rep, R, HD-064), John Mccravy (Rep, R, HD-013), William Chumley (Rep, R, HD-035), William Hixon (Rep, R, HD-083), Weston Newton (Rep, R, HD-120), Paula Rawl Calhoon (Rep, R, HD-087), Dianne Mitchell (Rep, R, HD-021), April Cromer (Rep, R, HD-006), Lee Gilreath (Rep, R, HD-007), Adam Duncan (Rep, R, HD-002), Marvin Smith (Rep, R, HD-099), Daniel Gibson (Rep, R, HD-012)
Action History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
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| 2024-12-05 | House | Prefiled |
| 2024-12-05 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2025-01-14 | House | Introduced and read first time |
| 2025-01-14 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2025-05-28 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton |
| 2026-04-15 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Calhoon |
| 2026-04-15 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: D.Mitchell |
| 2026-04-16 | | Scrivener's error corrected |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer, Gilreath |
| 2026-04-21 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Duncan, M.M.Smith, Gibson |
| 2026-04-21 | House | Amended |
| 2026-04-21 | House | Read second time |
| 2026-04-21 | House | Roll call Yeas-116 Nays-0 |
| 2026-04-22 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate |
| 2026-04-22 | Senate | Introduced and read first time |
| 2026-04-22 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |