South Carolina Senate Bill 84 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-01-10 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 15-3-555, Relating To The Statute Of Limitations For An Action To Recover Damages For An Injury Arising Out Of An Act Of Sexual Abuse Or Incest, So As To Raise The Age Limitation And Increase The Time Period During Which A Person May Commence An Action, To Provide That This Statute Of Limitations Shall Control If There Is A Conflict, And To Provide That An Action That Would Otherwise Be Time-barred May Be Commenced Within One Year Of The Effective Date Of This Act; And By Amending Section 15-78-110, Relating To The Statute Of Limitations For The South Carolina Tort Claims Act, So As To Provide An Exception To The Two-year Statute Of Limitations For Actions Relating To Tort Claims Against The State Or A Political Subdivision Of The State.

Sexual abuse or incest

Sen. Gerald Malloy [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-10	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2022-11-30	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2022-11-30	Senate	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	3	555	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	78	110	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0084&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/84_20223011.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/84_20221130.htm