S 0772 General Bill, By Peeler, Reese and Bright
Summary: Tort Claims Act
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 15-78-30 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS FOR PURPOSES OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA TORT CLAIMS ACT, TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION FOR ECONOMIC AND NONECONOMIC DAMAGES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 15-78-120, RELATING TO LIABILITY LIMITS IMPOSED BY THE TORT CLAIMS ACT, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON MAY RECOVER THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF HIS ECONOMIC DAMAGES, TO PROVIDE THAT LIMITS ON NONECONOMIC DAMAGES ARE FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS PER PERSON AND NO MORE THAN SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS PER OCCURRENCE, AND THAT THE LIMITS ON NONECONOMIC DAMAGES CAUSED BY A LICENSED PHYSICIAN OR DENTIST ARE THREE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
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04/06/11	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 10)
04/06/11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 10)
02/16/12	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: L.Martin (ch), Rankin, Hutto, Bright, Davis
04/11/12	Senate	Committee report: Majority favorable with amend., minority unfavorable Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 8)
04/12/12		Scrivener's error corrected