South Carolina Senate Bill 1008 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-15 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Section 15-3-555, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To The Statute Of Limitations For An Action To Recover Damages For An Injury Arising Out Of An Act Of Sexual Assault, Sexual Abuse, Or Incest, So As To Raise The Age And Increase The Time Period During Which A Person Must Commence An Action; To Provide That The Statute Of Limitations In This Section Shall Control If There Is A Conflict Between The Statute Of Limitations And Any Other Statute Of Limitations When The Action Involves The Recovery Of Damages For An Injury Arising Out Of An Act Of Sexual Assault, Sexual Abuse, Or Incest; And To Provide That An Action That Would Otherwise Be Time-barred Before The Effective Date Of This Act, May Be Commenced Within One Year Of The Effective Date Of This Act; And To Amend Section 15-78-110, So As To Provide For 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
2020-01-15	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2020-01-15	Senate	Introduced and read first time

H4689 (Similar To) 2020-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

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=1008&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/1008_20200115.htm