H*3909 (Rat #0380, Act #0320 of 1996) General Bill, By D.A. Wright, Askins, Bailey, Gamble, Harvin, R.J. Herdklotz, Kirsh, Knotts, McCraw, Riser, Robinson, Simrill, Spearman and Wilder
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    A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section 42-1-660 so as to provide that no architect, engineer, land surveyor, landscape architect, or their employees or a corporation, partnership, or firm offering architectural services, engineering services, land surveyor services, or landscape architectural services who is retained to perform professional services on a construction project is liable in any action brought pursuant to Section 42-1-560 for injury resulting from the employer's failure to comply with safety standards on a construction project for which compensation is recoverable under the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Law, to provide an exception, and to provide that the immunity provided herein does not apply to the negligent preparation of design plans or specifications.-amended title
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03/30/95	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-6
03/30/95	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-6
05/18/95	House	Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-32
05/24/95	House	Objection by Rep. Baxley, Delleney, Clyburn, Lloyd, Wright, Knotts, Cato, Askins, Spearman, Huff, Cobb-Hunter, Kelley, Keegan & Meacham HJ-11
01/11/96	House	Debate adjourned until Tuesday, January 16, 1996 HJ-35
01/18/96	House	Read second time HJ-22
01/18/96	House	Roll call Yeas-93 Nays-10 HJ-24
01/23/96	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-9
01/24/96	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-11
01/24/96	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-11
05/01/96	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-6
05/02/96	Senate	Amended SJ-34
05/02/96	Senate	Read second time SJ-34
05/02/96	Senate	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day SJ-36
05/03/96	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-49
05/08/96	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-37
05/14/96		Ratified R 380
05/20/96		Signed By Governor
05/31/96		Effective date 05/20/96
05/31/96		Copies available
05/31/96		Act No. 320