S*0732 (Rat #0368, Act #0352 of 1988) General Bill, By Senate Judiciary
    A Bill to amend Section 15-3-40, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to extending the time within which certain persons under disability may bring a civil action, so as to provide that an action accruing under the South Carolina Tort Claims Act is not so extended; Section 15-78-20, as amended, relating to legislative findings regarding the Tort Claims Act, so as to provide for additional legislative findings in regard to bringing governmentally employed physicians and dentists under the provisions of the Act; Section 15-78-30, relating to definitions under the Tort Claims Act, so as to revise the definition of "employee" and to define "scope of state employment"; Section 15-78-60, relating to exceptions to the waiver of immunity, so as to further provide for these exceptions in regard to highways and public ways and activities of the South Carolina State Guard; Section 15-78-70, relating to the liability for an act of government employee, so as to further provide for the manner in which party defendants are named and for this liability in regard to governmentally employed physicians and dentists; Sections 15-78-100 and 15-78-110, relating to when an action under the Tort Claims Act must be instituted, so as to further provide for this time; Section 15-78-120, relating to limitations on the amount of recovery, so as to further provide for these limitations and to increase these limitations in regard to governmentally employed physicians and dentists; and Section 59-67-710, relating to contracts of insurance on state-owned school buses and the benefits and limits of liability thereon, so as to further provide for these limits and liability.-amended title
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04/29/87	Senate	Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference SJ-1551
05/05/87	Senate	Read second time SJ-1678
05/05/87	Senate	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day SJ-1679
05/06/87	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-1702
05/07/87	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-2554
05/07/87	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-2555
01/12/88	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-222
01/14/88	House	Debate adjourned until Tuesday, January 19, 1988 HJ-420
01/19/88	House	Debate adjourned until Tuesday, February 9, 1988 HJ-380
02/09/88	House	Debate adjourned until Thursday, February 11, 1988 HJ-1000
02/11/88	House	Amended HJ-1117
02/11/88	House	Read second time HJ-1124
02/16/88	House	Read third time HJ-1191
02/16/88	House	Returned HJ-1191
02/16/88	Senate	Non-concurrence in House amendment SJ-14
02/17/88	House	House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Gentry, Baxley & Wilkins HJ-1213
02/18/88	Senate	Conference committee appointed Sens. Tom Smith, McConnell, and Bryan SJ-2
03/03/88	House	Free conference powers granted HJ-1737
03/03/88	House	Free conference committee appointed Gentry, Baxley & Wilkins HJ-1739
03/03/88	House	Free conference report received HJ-1739
03/03/88	House	Free conference report adopted HJ-1748
03/03/88	Senate	Free conference committee appointed Sens. Tom Smith, McConnell, Bryan SJ-5
03/03/88	Senate	Free conference report received SJ-7
03/03/88	Senate	Free conference report adopted SJ-8
03/03/88	Senate	Ordered enrolled for ratification SJ-17
03/08/88		Ratified R 368
03/14/88		Signed By Governor
03/14/88		Effective date 03/14/88
03/14/88		Act No. 352
03/14/88		See act for exception to or explanation of effective date
03/22/88		Copies available