S 0923 General Bill, By Fair and Grooms
Summary: Protection of Family Integrity Act of 2000, Courts, Torts, Civil actions; criminal conversation, alienation of affection
    A BILL TO AMEND CHAPTER 75, TITLE 15, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SUITS INVOLVING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS OF WRONGFUL CONDUCT, BY ADDING ARTICLE 3 SO AS TO ENACT THE SOUTH CAROLINA PROTECTION OF FAMILY INTEGRITY ACT OF 2000 AND REINSTATE CIVIL ACTIONS FOR THE COMMON LAW TORTS OF CRIMINAL CONVERSATION AND ALIENATION OF AFFECTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 15-3-530, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE THREE-YEAR STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CERTAIN ACTIONS, SO AS TO INCLUDE ACTIONS FOR CRIMINAL CONVERSATION AND ALIENATION OF AFFECTIONS WITHIN THE THREE-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD; TO AMEND SECTION 15-3-550, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE TWO-YEAR STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CERTAIN ACTIONS, SO AS TO DELETE ALIENATION OF AFFECTIONS FROM THE TWO-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD; TO AMEND SECTION 15-37-50, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO LIMITATIONS ON COSTS WHEN A TORT JUDGMENT IS LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS, SO AS TO INCLUDE AN ACTION FOR CRIMINAL CONVERSATION WITHIN THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 15-37-50; TO AMEND CHAPTER 75, TITLE 15, BY DESIGNATING SECTIONS 15-75-10 THROUGH 15-75-60, RELATING TO WRONGFUL CONDUCT, AS ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 75, TITLE 15, ENTITLED "MISCELLANEOUS ACTS OF WRONGFUL CONDUCT"; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 15-3-150 OF THE 1976 CODE RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION OF CIVIL ACTIONS FOR CRIMINAL CONVERSATION.
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09/21/99	Senate	Prefiled
09/21/99	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/11/00	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-26
01/11/00	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-26
03/08/00	Senate	Committee report: Majority favorable with amend., minority unfavorable Judiciary SJ-10
05/02/00	Senate	Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary SJ-34