H*3145(Rat #0136, Act #0133 of 2016)  General Bill, By Sandifer, Lucas, Thayer, 
Yow, Long, G.R. Smith, Hixon, Henderson, G.M. Smith, Sottile, Forrester, Felder, 
Atwater, Toole, Huggins, Pope, Simrill, Bales, Anderson, Gilliard and Hicks

Similar(H 3219)
 AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 15-3-700 SO AS TO PROVIDE A PERSON IS IMMUNE FROM CIVIL LIABILITY FOR PROPERTY
 DAMAGE RESULTING FROM HIS FORCIBLE ENTRY INTO A MOTOR VEHICLE FOR THE PURPOSE
 OF REMOVING A MINOR OR VULNERABLE ADULT FROM THE VEHICLE IF THE PERSON HAS A
 REASONABLE GOOD FAITH BELIEF THAT FORCIBLE ENTRY INTO THE VEHICLE IS NECESSARY
 BECAUSE THE MINOR OR VULNERABLE ADULT IS IN IMMINENT DANGER OF SUFFERING HARM.
 - ratified title

   12/11/14  House  Prefiled
   12/11/14  House  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
   01/13/15  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 114)
   01/13/15  House  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry (House Journal-page 114)
   01/15/15  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sottile,
                     Forrester, Felder, Atwater, Toole, Huggins
   01/27/15  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pope, Simrill
   02/04/15  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor,
                     Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 29)
   02/05/15  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bales,
                     Anderson, Gilliard, Hicks
   02/05/15  House  Amended (House Journal-page 19)
   02/05/15  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 19)
   02/05/15  House  Roll call Yeas-107  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 20)
   02/05/15  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day (House Journal-page 22)
   02/10/15  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 7)
   02/10/15  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 7)
   03/12/15  Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Massey (ch), Coleman, Gregory
   05/27/15  Senate Polled out of committee Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 31)
   05/27/15  Senate Committee report: Majority favorable, minority
                     unfavorable Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 31)
   06/03/15  Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 52)
   01/28/16  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 22)
   01/28/16  Senate Roll call Ayes-35  Nays-2 (Senate Journal-page 22)
   02/03/16  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments (Senate Journal-page 37)
   02/04/16  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
                     (House Journal-page 16)
   02/11/16         Ratified R 136
   02/16/16         Signed By Governor
   02/22/16         Effective date 02/16/16
   02/23/16         Act No. 133

(A133, R136, H3145)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 15-3-700 SO AS TO PROVIDE A PERSON IS IMMUNE FROM CIVIL LIABILITY FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE RESULTING FROM HIS FORCIBLE ENTRY INTO A MOTOR VEHICLE FOR THE PURPOSE OF REMOVING A MINOR OR VULNERABLE ADULT FROM THE VEHICLE IF THE PERSON HAS A REASONABLE GOOD FAITH BELIEF THAT FORCIBLE ENTRY INTO THE VEHICLE IS NECESSARY BECAUSE THE MINOR OR VULNERABLE ADULT IS IN IMMINENT DANGER OF SUFFERING HARM.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Immunity for property damage incurred in rescue from locked vehicle

SECTION    1.    Article 5, Chapter 3, Title 15 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 15-3-700.    A person is immune from civil liability for property damage resulting from his forcible entry into a motor vehicle for the purpose of removing a minor or vulnerable adult from the vehicle if the person has a reasonable good faith belief that forcible entry into the vehicle is necessary because the minor or vulnerable adult is in imminent danger of suffering harm."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 11th day of February, 2016.

Approved the 16th day of February, 2016.