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
39–3
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 44
Feb 25, 2021
D
Democratic14
78% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Nay
R
Republican29
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
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian Adams
RRepublican
P
Dwight Loftis
RRepublican
P
Greg Hembree
RRepublican
P
Harvey Peeler
RRepublican
P
Josh Kimbrell
RRepublican
P
Larry Grooms
RRepublican
P
Penry Gustafson
RRepublican
P
Rex Rice
RRepublican
P
Ross Turner
RRepublican
P
Scott Talley
RRepublican
P
Shane Massey
RRepublican
P
Tom Corbin
RRepublican
P
Wes Climer
RRepublican
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