S 80 South Carolina Senate · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SC False Claims Act

Summary
A BILL TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA FALSE CLAIMS ACT"; TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO CIVIL REMEDIES AND PROCEDURES, BY ADDING CHAPTER 85, TO PROVIDE LIABILITY FOR FALSE OR FRAUDULENT CLAIMS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, PROCEDURES FOR CIVIL ACTIONS FOR FALSE CLAIMS, THE PROCEDURE AND CONTENTS OF CIVIL INVESTIGATIVE DEMANDS, AND CREATING THE STATE FALSE CLAIMS ACT INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION FUND, AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jan 2021
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Introduced Jan 12, 2021 Last action Jan 12, 2021
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Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
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Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 9, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
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Gerald Malloy
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