Bill > H3430

Introduced Session

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 15-38-15, Relating To Joint And Several Liability And The Apportionment Of Percentages Of Fault And Alcoholic Beverage Or Drug Exceptions, Among Other Things, So As To Further Modify Provisions Relating To Joint And Several Liability, To Remove The Exception To The Provisions Of The Section Applying To The Use, Sale, Or Possession Of Alcohol, To Provide Procedures For The Inclusion Of Additional Tortfeasors In A Cause Of Action And For The Trier Of Fact To Allocate Fault To Additional Tortfeasors, And To Provide Circumstances Under Which Additional Nondefendant Tortfeasors Shall Be Added To A Verdict Form And Circumstances Under Which They Shall Not Be Added; By Amending Section 61-6-2220, Relating To Alcohol Sales, So As To Prohibit A Person From Knowingly Selling Alcohol To An Intoxicated Person; By Adding Chapter 3 To Title 61 So As To Establish An Alcohol Server Training Requirement; By Amending Section 61-2-60, Relating To Regulations Of The Department Of Revenue, So As To Authorize Regulations For The Alcohol Server Training Requirements; By Amending Section 61-4-580, Relating To Prohibited Acts By Holders Of Permits Authorizing The Sale Of Beer Or Wine, So As To Provide Penalties For Violations; By Adding Section 61-4-523 So As To Provide Procedures For The Sale Of Beer And Wine At Collegiate Sporting Events Under Certain Circumstances; By Adding Section 38-73-550 So As To Require The Director Of The Department Of Insurance To Make Certain Reports Regarding Liquor Liability Coverage In This State; By Amending Section 38-90-20, Relating To Licensing, Required Information And Documentation, Fees, And Renewal, So As To Include Liquor Liability Insurance; By Amending Section 61-2-145, Relating To The Requirement Of Liability Insurance Coverage, So As To Provide For Liquor Liability Risk Mitigation; And By Adding Section 61-2-147 So As To Provide That Tortfeasors Charged With Certain Driving Under The Influence Offenses Shall Appear On The Jury Verdict Form Upon Motion Of The Defendant Under Certain Circumstances, And To Provide If A Verdict Is Rendered Against Both A Licensee And A Defendant Charged With Certain Driving Under The Influence Offenses That The Licensee Is Jointly And Severally Liable For Fifty Percent Of The Plaintiff's Actual Damages. - Ratified Title

AI Summary

Committee Categories

Brandon Newton (R)*,  Nathan Ballentine (R),  Bruce Bannister (R),  Jeff Bradley (R),  Gary Brewer (R),  Case Brittain (R),  Micah Caskey (R),  Don Chapman (R),  Neal Collins (R),  Heather Crawford (R),  Shannon Erickson (R),  Cal Forrest (R),  Craig Gagnon (R),  Gil Gatch (R),  Doug Gilliam (R),  Val Guest (R),  Bill Hager (R),  Kevin Hardee (R),  Charles Hartz (R),  Lee Hewitt (R),  Davey Hiott (R),  Bill Hixon (R),  Jay Jordan (R),  Kathy Landing (R),  Brian Lawson (R),  Randy Ligon (R),  Steven Long (R),  David Martin (R),  Tim McGinnis (R),  Cody Mitchell (R),  Chris Murphy (R),  Mike Neese (R),  Weston Newton (R),  Melissa Oremus (R),  Fawn Pedalino (R),  Tommy Pope (R),  Luke Rankin (R),  Robby Robbins (R),  Blake Sanders (R),  Carla Schuessler (R),  Heath Sessions (R),  Mark Smith (R),  Bill Taylor (R),  James Teeple (R),  David Vaughan (R),  Bill Whitmire (R),  Paul Wickensimer (R),  Mark Willis (R),  Richie Yow (R), 

Act No. 42 (on 05/19/2025)

Official Document