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04.20.2021 The House Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report.
03.17.2021 The House Judiciary Special Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment clarifies the bill only applies to coronavirus claims.
02.11.2021 The Senate Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended by the subcommittee.
02.02.2021 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendments clarify the bill does not apply to remedies offered under workers' compensation law, changes the reference to "reasonably adheres" to "substantially adheres" and deletes the reference to "clear and convincing" and inserts "preponderance of evidence."
01.26.2021 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee carried this bill over.
Summary of the bill as introduced: Provides liability protection for a limited time period for health care providers and businesses that follow public health guidance in response to the coronavirus public health emergency. |
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S*0147 (Rat #0039, Act #0099 of 2021) Joint Resolution, By Massey, Rice, Hembree, Adams, Peeler, Turner, Alexander, Gustafson, Talley, Loftis, Climer, Kimbrell, Grooms, Bennett, Corbin and Martin
Similar ( H 3597, H 3698) Summary: SC COVID-19 Liability Safe Harbor Act A JOINT RESOLUTION TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA COVID-19 LIABILITY IMMUNITY ACT" SO AS TO PROVIDE LIABILITY PROTECTIONS FOR A LIMITED TIME PERIOD FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND BUSINESSES THAT FOLLOW PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDANCE IN RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY; TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS; TO PROVIDE LIABILITY PROTECTION FOR CERTAIN COVERED ENTITIES AND COVERED INDIVIDUALS FOR CORONAVIRUS-RELATED CLAIMS; TO PROVIDE THAT DEFENSES ARE CUMULATIVE; AND TO PROVIDE A TIMEFRAME THAT THIS LIABILITY PROTECTION IS IN EFFECT. - ratified title View full text View Vote History View Fiscal Impact
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