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S. 1218
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Hawkins
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Introduced in the Senate on March 20, 2008
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Civil actions
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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3/20/2008 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-4
3/20/2008 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-4
4/10/2008 Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Martin (ch), Ford, Ritchie,
Knotts, Cleary
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 15-5-150 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO FOREIGN CORPORATIONS AS DEFENDANTS IN CIVIL ACTIONS, TO PROVIDE THAT A RESIDENT OF THIS STATE MAY ACT AS A CLASS REPRESENTATIVE IN A CLASS ACTION WHEN THE CLASS INCLUDES NON-RESIDENTS OF THIS STATE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 15-5-150 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 15-5-150. An action against a corporation created by or under the laws of any other state, government or country may be brought in the circuit court by:
(1) By any resident of this State for any cause of action; or
(2) a resident of this State may act as a class representative in a class action when the class includes non-residents of this State; or
(2) (3) By a plaintiff not a resident of this State when the cause of action shall have arisen or the subject of the action shall be situated within this State."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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