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H*3131 (Rat #0153, Act #0102 of 2001) General Bill, By Rodgers and Whipper
Summary: Assault and battery, civil actions for to be commenced within three years; Crimes and Offenses, Courts, Torts
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 15-3-530, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO LIMITATIONS ON CERTAIN CIVIL ACTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ACTIONS FOR ASSAULT OR BATTERY MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN THREE YEARS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 15-3-550, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO CIVIL ACTIONS WHICH MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN TWO YEARS, SO AS TO DELETE THE REFERENCE TO AN ACTION FOR ASSAULT AND AN ACTION FOR BATTERY, AND AN ACTION FOR ALIENATION OF AFFECTIONS; AND TO AMEND CHAPTER 3, TITLE 15 BY ADDING SECTION 15-3-555 SO AS TO PROVIDE A STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR ACTIONS BASED ON SEXUAL ABUSE OR INCEST OF SIX YEARS FROM THE TIME A PERSON BECOMES TWENTY-ONE OR WITHIN THREE YEARS OF DISCOVERING THE INJURY AND THE CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE INJURY AND THE ABUSE OR INCEST AND TO PROVIDE THAT PARENTAL IMMUNITY IS NOT A DEFENSE TO THIS ACTION; AND TO PROVIDE THAT A LAWSUIT BASED ON ABUSE OR INCEST PREVIOUSLY BROUGHT AND BARRED BY THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS MAY BE BROUGHT WITHIN THREE YEARS OF THIS ACT'S EFFECTIVE DATE.-AMENDED TITLE
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Summary: Assault and battery, civil actions for to be commenced within three years; Crimes and Offenses, Courts, Torts
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 15-3-530, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO LIMITATIONS ON CERTAIN CIVIL ACTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ACTIONS FOR ASSAULT OR BATTERY MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN THREE YEARS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 15-3-550, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO CIVIL ACTIONS WHICH MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN TWO YEARS, SO AS TO DELETE THE REFERENCE TO AN ACTION FOR ASSAULT AND AN ACTION FOR BATTERY, AND AN ACTION FOR ALIENATION OF AFFECTIONS; AND TO AMEND CHAPTER 3, TITLE 15 BY ADDING SECTION 15-3-555 SO AS TO PROVIDE A STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR ACTIONS BASED ON SEXUAL ABUSE OR INCEST OF SIX YEARS FROM THE TIME A PERSON BECOMES TWENTY-ONE OR WITHIN THREE YEARS OF DISCOVERING THE INJURY AND THE CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE INJURY AND THE ABUSE OR INCEST AND TO PROVIDE THAT PARENTAL IMMUNITY IS NOT A DEFENSE TO THIS ACTION; AND TO PROVIDE THAT A LAWSUIT BASED ON ABUSE OR INCEST PREVIOUSLY BROUGHT AND BARRED BY THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS MAY BE BROUGHT WITHIN THREE YEARS OF THIS ACT'S EFFECTIVE DATE.-AMENDED TITLE
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| 12/13/00 | House | Prefiled |
| 12/13/00 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 01/09/01 | House | Introduced and read first time HJ-58 |
| 01/09/01 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-59 |
| 02/14/01 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-3 |
| 02/20/01 | House | Requests for debate-Rep(s). Kirsh, Cooper, Cato, Law, Moody-Lawrence, White, McGee, Perry, Davenport, Fleming, JE Smith, Harrison and JH Neal HJ-15 |
| 02/22/01 | House | Debate adjourned until Tuesday, February 27, 2001 HJ-32 |
| 02/28/01 | House | Amended HJ-26 |
| 02/28/01 | House | Read second time HJ-33 |
| 02/28/01 | House | Roll call Yeas-119 Nays-0 HJ-33 |
| 03/01/01 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-19 |
| 03/06/01 | Senate | Introduced and read first time SJ-15 |
| 03/06/01 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-15 |
| 05/09/01 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-22 |
| 06/07/01 | Senate | Amended SJ-204 |
| 06/07/01 | Senate | Read second time SJ-204 |
| 06/07/01 | Senate | Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day SJ-206 |
| 06/20/01 | Senate | Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-7 |
| 06/20/01 | House | Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-40 |
| 06/28/01 | Ratified R 153 | |
| 08/31/01 | Signed By Governor | |
| 08/31/01 | Effective date 08/31/01 | |
| 09/17/01 | Copies available | |
| 09/17/01 | Act No. 102 |