South Carolina House Bill 5276 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on April 21 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-04-21 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Section 15-38-10, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, 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"; To Amend 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 To Repeal 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]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-04-21	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2022-04-21	House	Introduced and read first time

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=5276&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/5276_20220421.htm