Liability limitations
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 15-78-120, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, SO AS TO INCREASE THE LIMITS FROM A LOSS TO ONE PERSON ARISING FROM A SINGLE OCCURRENCE TO ONE MILLION DOLLARS, TO INCREASE THE TOTAL LIMITS FROM A LOSS ARISING OUT OF A SINGLE OCCURRENCE TO TWO MILLION DOLLARS, AND TO REQUIRE THE LIMITS BE ADJUSTED ANNUALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2019
Last action Apr 11, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 9, 2019
How they voted
34–3
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Apr 9, 2019
D
Democratic13
92% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican24
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Amendments
3
Apr 11, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
lower
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Mar 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Mar 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Jan 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
upper
Jan 9, 2019
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Malloy (ch), Sabb, Climer, Goldfinch, Talley
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 12, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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