South Carolina House Joint Resolution 3597 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-10 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Forrest
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Enact The "south Carolina Covid-19 Liability Safe Harbor Act"; To Provide Liability Protections For A Limited Time Period For Health Care Providers And Businesses That Follow Public Health Guidance In Response To The Coronavirus Public Health Emergency; To State The Liability Protection For Covered Entities And Covered Individuals For Coronavirus Claims; To Provide That Defenses Are Cumulative; To Provide That The Provisions Of This Joint Resolution Are Severable; To Provide That, In The Case Of A Conflict Of Law Between This Joint Resolution And Any Other Law Of This State, The Provisions Of This Joint Resolution Shall Prevail; To Provide That The Provisions Of This Joint Resolution Are Retroactive And Effective As Of March 13, 2020; And To Define Necessary Terms.

COVID-19 Liability Safe Harbor

Rep. Bill Taylor [R]

Rep. Cally Forrest [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-10	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Forrest
2021-01-12	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2021-01-12	House	Introduced and read first time

H3698 (Similar To) 2021-02-10 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor
S0147 (Similar To) 2021-07-02 - Act No. 99

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3597&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3597_20210112.htm