South Carolina House Bill 3053 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-07 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Felder
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 15-38-10, Relating To The Short Title Of The Chapter, So As To Revise The Title To Reflect The Provisions Of The Act And Entitle It The "apportionment Of Fault Act"; By Amending Section 15-38-15, Relating To Liability Of Defendants And Apportionment Of Damages For Economic Or Noneconomic Losses, So As To Apportion Liability On The Basis Of Fault And Make Conforming Changes; And By Repealing Sections 15-38-20, 15-38-30, 15-38-40, 15-38-50, And 15-38-65 All Relating To The Various Provisions Of The South Carolina Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act.

Torts - Apportionment of Fault

Rep. Marvin Smith [R]

Rep. Josiah Magnuson [R]

Rep. Raye Felder [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Felder
2023-01-10	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-10	House	Introduced and read first time
2022-12-08	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2022-12-08	House	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	38	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	38	15	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	38	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	38	30	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	38	40	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	38	50	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	38	65	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3053&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3053_20221208.htm