South Carolina legislation · 126th General Assembly
South Carolina S894: Death Certificate Filing Deadline Exception
Status: Signed into law, May 26, 2026
What the bill says
TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-63-74, RELATING TO THE ELECTRONIC FILING AND TRANSMISSION OF DEATH CERTIFICATES, SO AS TO ALLOW FOR A DEATH CERTIFICATE TO BE FILED ON THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY FOLLOWING THE WEEKEND OR A HOLIDAY. Amend Title To Conform B e it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: S ECTION 1. S ection 44-63-74 of the S.C. Code is amended to read: S ection 44-63-74. ( A) ( 1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, death certificates must be electronically filed with the Bureau of Vital Statistics as prescribed by t.
From the amended text, May 12, 2026:
A bill TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-63-74, RELATING TO THE ELECTRONIC FILING AND TRANSMISSION OF DEATH CERTIFICATES, SO AS TO ALLOW FOR A DEATH CERTIFICATE TO BE FILED ON THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY FOLLOWING THE WEEKEND OR A HOLIDAY. Amend Title To Conform B e it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: S ECTION 1. S ection 44-63-74 of the S.C. Code is amended to read: S ection 44-63-74. ( A) ( 1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, death certificates must be electronically filed with the Bureau of Vital Statistics as prescribed by the State Registrar of Vital Statistics within five days after a Burial Removal Transit Permit (BRTP) is issued or upon the funeral director assuming the physical in-person custody of the decedent, whichever is later, unless the funeral director, after a good faith effort, is unable to collect the personal data of the decedent required in subsection (A)(2), in which case the funeral director must immediately inform the bureau of the reason for the delay. In the event that a five-day period terminates on a weekend or a federal or state holiday, then the death certificate must be electronically filed at the end of the next business day. death. As prescribed by law, the Bureau …
Sponsors
- Thomas Alexander (R, 1) · primary sponsor