South Carolina House Bill 3970 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on April 14 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-14 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Create A Lien Upon Any Sum Recovered As Damages For Personal Injury In A Claim, Civil Action, Or Both, To Provide The Lien Applies To Such Damages Recovered After December 31, 2016, To Provide The Lien Is In Favor Of A Person To Whom The Person Recovering The Damages May Be Indebted For Certain Reasonable And Necessary Expenses In Connection With The Personal Injury, To Provide For The Definition And Construction Of Necessary Terms, And To Provide Where Damages Are Recovered On Behalf Of A Minor Or A Mentally Incompetent Person, The Lien Will Attach To The Sum Recovered As Fully As If The Person Were Mentally Competent.

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Rep. Merita Allison [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-14	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2015-04-14	House	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
38	59	245	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3970&session=121&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/3970_20150414.htm