S 0282 General Bill, By Anderson, Ford, Glover, Matthews, Patterson, Washington and 
D. Williams

Similar(H 3447)
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 15-78-60, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
 1976, RELATING TO THE EXCEPTIONS FROM LIABILITY FOR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES
 UNDER THE GOVERNMENTAL TORT CLAIMS ACT, SO AS TO EXEMPT COUNTY SHERIFFS
 DEPARTMENTS AND MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENTS FROM LIABILITY WHEN
 ESCORTING FUNERAL PROCESSIONS.

   01/30/97  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-6
   01/30/97  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-6
   03/19/97  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary SJ-10
   03/20/97  Senate Amended SJ-21
   03/20/97  Senate Read second time SJ-21
   03/20/97  Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-21
   03/21/97  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-5
   03/25/97  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-7
   03/25/97  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-7

March 20, 1997

S. 282

Introduced by Senators Anderson, Patterson, Washington, Matthews, Williams, Glover and Ford

S. Printed 3/20/97--S.

Read the first time January 30, 1997.

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 15-78-60, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE EXCEPTIONS FROM LIABILITY FOR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES UNDER THE GOVERNMENTAL TORT CLAIMS ACT, SO AS TO EXEMPT COUNTY SHERIFFS' DEPARTMENTS AND MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENTS FROM LIABILITY WHEN ESCORTING FUNERAL PROCESSIONS.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1. Section 15-78-60 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Section 3 of Act 386 of 1996, is further amended by adding an appropriately numbered item to read:

"( ) sheriffs' departments and municipal law enforcement departments when providing police escorts for funeral processions unless the escorts are provided in a grossly negligent manner."

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