2025-2026 Regular SessionSouth Carolina Legislature

H4544: Medical malpractice

Legislative Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 15-32-220, Relating To Noneconomic Damages Limit And Exceptions, So As To Provide Guidelines For Intent To Harm, Felony Convictions, And Influence Of Alcohol And Other Drugs; By Amending Section 15-78-30, Relating To Definitions For Purposes Of The Tort Claims Act, So As To Revise The Meaning Of "occurrence"; By Amending Section 15-78-120, Relating To Limitation On Liability, So As To Provide Circumstances Under Which The Limitations Must Be Increased Or Decreased; And By Amending Section 33-56-180, Relating To Limited Liability Of Charitable Organizations, So As To Make Conforming Changes.

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Bill History

5/8/2025
Introduced and read first time
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(5/8/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Judiciary(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text5/8/202519.7 KB