South Carolina Senate Bill 884

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-09 - 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 15-36-10, Relating To Frivolous Lawsuits, So As To Provide That Sanctions Must Be Imposed Under Certain Conditions, To Provide That A Court Or Party Proposing Sanctions 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]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-09	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2024-01-09	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2023-11-30	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-11-30	Senate	Prefiled

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=0884&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/884_20231130.htm