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S*0153 (Rat #0455, Act #0412 of 1986) General Bill, By Leatherman, Courson, Drummond, T.E. Garrison, McConnell, F.H. McGill, Moore, Peeler, Ravenel and Thomas
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A Bill to amend Sections 15-3-640, 15-3-660, 15-3-670, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to legal actions against architects, construction managers, professional engineers, or contractors for improper or negligent improvements to real property, so as to specifically describe actions based upon or arising out of the defective or unsafe conditions of an improvement to real property which must be brought no later than thirteen years after completion; to create an outside limitation of thirteen years after the substantial completion of the improvement within which normal statutes of limitations continue to run; to correct an inaccurate citation; to provide that a defense of statutes of limitations shall not be available to owners of real property or to persons in possession or control thereof who have knowledge or should have had knowledge of the deficiency in such property or to persons guilty of fraud; to provide that no cause of action not heretofore existing is created by this Act nor does it bar any existing cause of action; and to repeal Section 15-3-650 relating to actions against architects, professional engineers, or contractors that must be brought within two years after the date of injury.-amended title
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Similar (H 2586)
A Bill to amend Sections 15-3-640, 15-3-660, 15-3-670, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to legal actions against architects, construction managers, professional engineers, or contractors for improper or negligent improvements to real property, so as to specifically describe actions based upon or arising out of the defective or unsafe conditions of an improvement to real property which must be brought no later than thirteen years after completion; to create an outside limitation of thirteen years after the substantial completion of the improvement within which normal statutes of limitations continue to run; to correct an inaccurate citation; to provide that a defense of statutes of limitations shall not be available to owners of real property or to persons in possession or control thereof who have knowledge or should have had knowledge of the deficiency in such property or to persons guilty of fraud; to provide that no cause of action not heretofore existing is created by this Act nor does it bar any existing cause of action; and to repeal Section 15-3-650 relating to actions against architects, professional engineers, or contractors that must be brought within two years after the date of injury.-amended title
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01/29/85 | Senate | Introduced and read first time SJ-255 |
01/29/85 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-256 |
04/16/85 | Senate | Committee report: Majority favorable with amend., minority unfavorable Judiciary SJ-1516 |
04/18/85 | Senate | Special order SJ-1590 |
04/30/85 | Senate | Debate adjourned SJ-1866 |
05/08/85 | Senate | Amended SJ-1996 |
05/08/85 | Senate | Read second time SJ-2004 |
05/09/85 | Senate | Read third time and sent to House SJ-2029 |
05/14/85 | House | Introduced and read first time HJ-3144 |
05/14/85 | House | Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-3145 |
05/29/85 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-3593 |
05/29/85 | House | Rule 5.12 not waived-Intro. in House after May 1st HJ-3594 |
01/15/86 | House | Objection by Rep. J. Bradley, Gentry, Freeman, Ferguson, Griffin, HJ-122 |
01/15/86 | House | Objection by Rep. Gregory, Waldrop, Barfield, JW Johnson HJ-122 |
01/16/86 | House | Objection withdrawn by Rep. Barfield & Waldrop HJ-17 |
01/16/86 | House | Objection by Rep. T. Rogers HJ-173 |
02/26/86 | House | Special order, set for following 2nd reading of H 2737 (Under H 3565) HJ-1009 |
03/25/86 | House | Amended HJ-1847 |
03/25/86 | House | Read second time HJ-1870 |
04/09/86 | House | Read third time HJ-2272 |
04/09/86 | House | Returned HJ-2272 |
04/22/86 | Senate | House amendment amended SJ-2172 |
04/22/86 | Senate | Returned SJ-2172 |
04/30/86 | House | Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-2739 |
05/07/86 | Ratified R 455 | |
05/12/86 | Signed By Governor | |
05/12/86 | Effective date 05/12/86 | |
05/12/86 | Act No. 412 | |
05/20/86 | Copies available |