South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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A133, R136, H3145

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Sandifer, Lucas, Thayer, Yow, Long, G.R. Smith, Hixon, Henderson, G.M. Smith, Sottile, Forrester, Felder, Atwater, Toole, Huggins, Pope, Simrill, Bales, Anderson, Gilliard and Hicks
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\18277ab15.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3219

Introduced in the House on January 13, 2015
Introduced in the Senate on February 10, 2015
Last Amended on June 3, 2015
Passed by the General Assembly on February 4, 2016
Governor's Action: February 16, 2016, Signed

Summary: Civil Liability

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/11/2014  House   Prefiled
  12/11/2014  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
   1/13/2015  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 114)
   1/13/2015  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (House Journal-page 114)
   1/15/2015  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sottile, 
                        Forrester, Felder, Atwater, Toole, Huggins
   1/27/2015  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pope, Simrill
    2/4/2015  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, 
                        Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 29)
    2/5/2015  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bales, 
                        Anderson, Gilliard, Hicks
    2/5/2015  House   Amended (House Journal-page 19)
    2/5/2015  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 19)
    2/5/2015  House   Roll call Yeas-107  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 20)
    2/5/2015  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day (House Journal-page 22)
   2/10/2015  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 7)
   2/10/2015  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 7)
   3/12/2015  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Massey (ch), Coleman, Gregory
   5/27/2015  Senate  Polled out of committee Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 31)
   5/27/2015  Senate  Committee report: Majority favorable, minority 
                        unfavorable Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 31)
    6/3/2015  Senate  Amended (Senate Journal-page 52)
   1/28/2016  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 22)
   1/28/2016  Senate  Roll call Ayes-35  Nays-2 (Senate Journal-page 22)
    2/3/2016  Senate  Read third time and returned to House with amendments 
                        (Senate Journal-page 37)
    2/4/2016  House   Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled 
                        (House Journal-page 16)
   2/11/2016          Ratified R 136
   2/16/2016          Signed By Governor
   2/22/2016          Effective date 02/16/16
   2/23/2016          Act No. 133

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/11/2014
2/4/2015
2/5/2015
5/27/2015
6/3/2015


(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A133, R136, H3145)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 15-3-700 SO AS TO PROVIDE A PERSON IS IMMUNE FROM CIVIL LIABILITY FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE RESULTING FROM HIS FORCIBLE ENTRY INTO A MOTOR VEHICLE FOR THE PURPOSE OF REMOVING A MINOR OR VULNERABLE ADULT FROM THE VEHICLE IF THE PERSON HAS A REASONABLE GOOD FAITH BELIEF THAT FORCIBLE ENTRY INTO THE VEHICLE IS NECESSARY BECAUSE THE MINOR OR VULNERABLE ADULT IS IN IMMINENT DANGER OF SUFFERING HARM.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Immunity for property damage incurred in rescue from locked vehicle

SECTION    1.    Article 5, Chapter 3, Title 15 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 15-3-700.    A person is immune from civil liability for property damage resulting from his forcible entry into a motor vehicle for the purpose of removing a minor or vulnerable adult from the vehicle if the person has a reasonable good faith belief that forcible entry into the vehicle is necessary because the minor or vulnerable adult is in imminent danger of suffering harm."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 11th day of February, 2016.

Approved the 16th day of February, 2016.

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