South Carolina Senate Bill 762

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on April 22 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-04-22 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Section 15-36-10 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To Frivolous Lawsuits, To Provide That Sanctions Must Be Imposed Under Certain Conditions, To Provide That A Court Or Party Proposing A Sanction Must Expeditiously Notify The Court And All Parties Of The Conduct Constituting A Violation, To Provide That The Attorney, Party, Or Pro Se Litigant Who Allegedly Committed The Violation Has Fifteen Days To Respond To The Allegations, And To Include The Costs Of Depositions And Reasonable Fees For Testifying Expert Witnesses As Reasonable Costs,

Frivolous lawsuits

Sen. Joshua Kimbrell [R]	Sen. Rex Rice [R]	Sen. Brian Adams [R]	Sen. Ross Turner [R]
Sen. David Climer [R]	Sen. Dwight Loftis [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-22	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2021-04-22	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	36	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0762&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/762_20210422.htm