South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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S. 1057

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Hutto, Gregory, Hawkins, Campsen, Cleary, Lourie, Alexander, Martin and Short
Document Path: l:\s-jud\bills\hutto\jud0037.cbh.doc

Introduced in the Senate on January 18, 2006
Introduced in the House on March 30, 2006
Last Amended on March 29, 2006
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Medical malpractice

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/18/2006  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-6
   1/18/2006  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-6
    3/1/2006  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary 
                        SJ-23
   3/29/2006  Senate  Amended SJ-22
   3/29/2006  Senate  Read second time SJ-22
   3/30/2006  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-8
   3/30/2006  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-37
   3/30/2006  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-37

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/18/2006
3/1/2006
3/29/2006

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

March 29, 2006

S. 1057

Introduced by Senators Hutto, Gregory, Hawkins, Campsen, Cleary, Lourie, Alexander, Martin and Short

S. Printed 3/29/06--S.

Read the first time January 18, 2006.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 15-79-120, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION BEFORE A MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ACTION IS BROUGHT TO TRIAL, SO AS TO ALLOW PARTIES TO AGREE TO PARTICIPATE IN BINDING ARBITRATION, NON-BINDING ARBITRATION, EARLY NEUTRAL EVALUATION, OR OTHER FORMS OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION BEFORE A MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ACTION IS BROUGHT TO TRIAL.

Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 15-79-120 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 32 of 2005, is amended to read:

"Section 15-79-120.    At any time before a medical malpractice action is brought to trial, the parties shall participate in mediation governed by procedures established in the South Carolina Circuit Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Rules in effect at the time for the State or any portion of the State. Parties may also agree to participate in binding arbitration, non-binding arbitration, early neutral evaluation, or other forms of alternative dispute resolution."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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