South Carolina Senate Bill 930

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 11-2)
Status: Introduced on February 17 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-02-18 - Scrivener's error corrected
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 15-32-710 So As To Define Terms Related To Calculating Medical Expenses For Damage Awards; By Adding Section 15-32-720 So As To Provide That The Plaintiff Has The Burden To Prove Amount Of His Damages Arising From Healthcare Treatment Or Services; To Provide For The Evidence Allowed To Prove The Amount Of Damages; To Provide For Certain Required Disclosures By The Plaintiff, And To Provide That It Is The Intent Of The General Assembly That This Section Abrogates The Common Law Collateral Source Rule To The Extent Necessary To Introduce The Evidence Described In This Act.

Calculating Medical Expenses for Damage Awards

Sen. Shane Massey [R]	Sen. Thomas Davis [R]	Sen. Allen Blackmon [R]	Sen. Ross Turner [R]
Sen. Wes Climer [R]	Sen. Jeff Zell [R]	Sen. Danny Verdin [R]	Sen. Michael Gambrell [R]
Sen. Ronnie Cromer [R]	Sen. Sean Bennett [R]	Sen. Lawrence Grooms [R]	Sen. Kent Williams [D]
Sen. Russell Ott [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-18		Scrivener's error corrected
2026-02-17	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2026-02-17	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	32	710	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	32	720	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0930&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/930_20260217.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/930_20260218.htm