S 147 South Carolina Senate · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SC COVID-19 Liability Safe Harbor Act

Summary
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
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Jan 12, 2021 Signed Apr 28, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2021 · House Apr 22, 2021

How they voted

393
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 44
Feb 25, 2021
D Democratic14
11 Yea 2 Nay 1
78% Yea
I Independent1
1 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican29
28 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Amendments
3
Apr 28, 2021
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
Apr 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and enrolled
lower
Apr 22, 2021
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (86-18-17)
house
Apr 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
lower
Mar 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Amended
Committee Amendment Tabled
upper
Feb 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
upper
Jan 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Malloy (ch), Young, Sabb, Senn, Talley
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 9, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
13 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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