South Carolina House Bill 3682 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-3)
Status: Passed on June 16 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-06-16 - Act No. 261
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Enact The "bad Faith Assertion Of Patent Infringement Act", To Provide That Bad Faith Assertions Of Patent Infringements Are Prohibited, To Define Terms, To Provide For A Private Cause Of Action In State Courts By A Recipient Of A Bad Faith Assertion To Patent Infringement, To Provide That Enforcement Actions May Be Brought By The Attorney General And Wilful And Knowing Violations May Result In Civil Penalties Of Not More Than Fifty Thousand Dollars For Each Violation, To Provide For The Factors That A Court May Consider When Making A Bad Faith Determination, And To Provide Exceptions

Bad Faith Assertion of Patent Infringement Act

Rep. Kirkman Finlay [R]	Rep. Bruce Bannister [R]	Rep. Weston Newton [R]	Rep. Derham Cole [R]
Rep. Gregory Delleney [R]	Rep. David Weeks [D]	Rep. Jackson Whipper [D]	Rep. Leola Robinson-Simpson [D]
Rep. Kenneth Bingham [R]

2016-06-02 - House - House: Concur In Senate Amendments (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 21 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2016-06-02 - Senate - Senate: 3rd Reading (Y: 42 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-04-29 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 87 N: 0 NV: 32 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2015-04-28 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 103 N: 0 NV: 14 Abs: 7) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-06-16		Act No. 261
2016-06-15		Effective date 07/01/16
2016-06-09		Signed By Governor
2016-06-06		Ratified R 299
2016-06-02	House	Roll call Yeas-96 Nays-0
2016-06-02	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
2016-06-02	Senate	Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-1
2016-06-02	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments
2016-05-24	Senate	Read second time
2016-05-24	Senate	Amended
2016-04-13	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted
2016-01-28		Scrivener's error corrected
2016-01-27	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
2015-05-01	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Gregory (ch), Young, Kimpson
2015-04-29	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2015-04-29	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2015-04-29	House	Roll call Yeas-87 Nays-0
2015-04-29	House	Read third time and sent to Senate
2015-04-28	House	Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0
2015-04-28	House	Read second time
2015-04-28	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bingham
2015-04-23	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robinson-Simpson
2015-04-22	House	Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
2015-04-22	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks, Whipper
2015-02-18	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2015-02-18	House	Introduced and read first time

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3682&session=121&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/3682_20150218.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/3682_20150422.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/3682_20160127.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/3682_20160128.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/3682_20160413.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/3682_20160524.htm
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=9640
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=9676
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=12071
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=12125