Current Status Bill Number:933 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19980120 Primary Sponsor:Land All Sponsors:Land Drafted Document Number:pt\1468mm.98 Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ Subject:Life expectancy tables adjusted and receive in courts empowered to determine litigation as evidence, Torts
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Senate 19980120 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ
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TO AMEND SECTION 19-1-150, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO LIFE EXPECTANCY TABLES SO AS TO ADJUST THE EXPECTATIONS AND DELETE THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN LIFE EXPECTANCIES FOR MALES AND FEMALES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 19-1-150 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 19-1-150. When it is necessary, in any a civil action or other mode of litigation, to establish the life expectancy of any a person from any a period in his life, whether or not he be is living at the time or not, the table below shall must be received in all courts and by all persons having power to determine litigation as evidence, (along with other evidence as to his health, constitution, and habits), of the life expectancy of such the person. In determining a person's age as of any a particular time, periods of six months or more beyond the last full year shall, must in using the table below, be treated as one year in using the table below.
Age Male Female Expectations
0 ......................... 70.83 75.83 75.8
1 ......................... 70.13 75.04 75.4
2 ......................... 69.20 74.11 74.5
3 ......................... 68.27 73.17 73.5
4 ......................... 67.34 72.23 72.5
5 ......................... 66.40 71.28 71.6
6 ......................... 65.46 70.34 70.6
7 ......................... 64.52 69.39 69.6
8 ......................... 63.57 68.44 68.6
9 ......................... 62.62 67.48 67.6
10 ......................... 61.66 66.53 66.6
11 ......................... 60.71 65.58 65.6
12 ......................... 59.75 64.62 64.6
13 ......................... 58.80 63.67 63.7
14 ......................... 57.86 62.71 62.7
15 ......................... 56.93 61.76 61.7
16 ......................... 56.00 60.82 60.7
17 ......................... 55.09 59.87 59.8
18 ......................... 54.18 58.93 58.8
19 ......................... 53.27 57.98 57.9
20 ......................... 52.37 57.04 56.9
21 ......................... 51.47 56.10 56.0
22 ......................... 50.57 55.16 55.1
23 ......................... 49.66 54.22 54.1
24 ......................... 48.75 53.28 53.2
25 ......................... 47.84 52.34 52.2
26 ......................... 46.93 51.40 51.3
27 ......................... 46.01 50.46 50.4
28 ......................... 45.09 49.52 49.4
29 ......................... 44.16 48.59 48.5
30 ......................... 43.24 47.65 47.5
31 ......................... 42.31 46.71 46.6
32 ......................... 41.38 45.78 45.7
33 ......................... 40.46 44.84 44.7
34 ......................... 39.54 43.91 43.8
35 ......................... 38.61 42.98 42.9
36 ......................... 37.69 42.05 42.0
37 ......................... 36.78 41.12 41.0
38 ......................... 35.87 40.20 40.1
39 ......................... 34.96 39.28 39.2
40 ......................... 34.05 38.36 38.3
41 ......................... 33.16 37.46 37.4
42 ......................... 32.26 36.55 36.5
43 ......................... 31.38 35.66 35.6
44 ......................... 30.50 34.77 34.7
45 ......................... 29.62 33.88 33.8
46 ......................... 28.76 33.00 32.9
47 ......................... 27.90 32.12 32.0
48 ......................... 27.04 31.25 31.1
49 ......................... 26.20 30.39 30.2
50 ......................... 25.36 29.53 29.3
51 ......................... 24.52 28.67 28.5
52 ......................... 23.70 27.82 27.6
53 ......................... 22.89 26.98 26.8
54 ......................... 22.08 26.14 25.9
55 ......................... 21.29 25.31 25.1
56 ......................... 20.51 24.49 24.3
57 ......................... 19.74 23.67 23.5
58 ......................... 18.99 22.86 22.7
59 ......................... 18.24 22.05 21.9
60 ......................... 17.51 21.25 21.1
61 ......................... 16.79 20.44 20.4
62 ......................... 16.08 19.65 19.7
63 ......................... 15.38 18.86 18.9
64 ......................... 14.70 18.08 18.2
65 ......................... 14.04 17.32 17.5
66 ......................... 13.39 16.57 16.8
67 ......................... 12.76 15.83 16.1
68 ......................... 12.14 15.10 15.5
69 ......................... 11.54 14.38 14.8
70 ......................... 10.96 13.67 14.2
71 ......................... 10.39 12.97 13.5
72 ......................... 9.84 12.28 12.9
73 ......................... 9.30 11.60 12.3
74 ......................... 8.79 10.95 11.7
75 ......................... 8.31 10.32 11.2
76 ......................... 7.84 9.71 10.6
77 ......................... 7.40 9.12 10.0
78 ......................... 6.97 8.55 9.5
79 ......................... 6.57 8.01 9.0
80 ......................... 6.18 7.48 8.5
81 ......................... 5.80 6.98 8.0
82 ......................... 5.44 6.49 7.5
83 ......................... 5.09 6.03 7.1
84 ......................... 4.77 5.59 6.6
85 and over .......... 4.46 5.18 6.6
86 ......................... 4.18 4.80
87 ......................... 3.91 4.43
88 ......................... 3.66 4.09
89 ......................... 3.41 3.77
90 ......................... 3.18 3.45
91 ......................... 2.94 3.15
92 ......................... 2.70 2.85
93 ......................... 2.44 2.55
94 ......................... 2.17 2.24
95 ......................... 1.87 1.91
96 ......................... 1.54 1.56
97 ......................... 1.20 1.21
98 ......................... .84 .84
99 ......................... .50 .50
100 ......................... .00 .00 "
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.