South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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H. 4545

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Burns, Chumley, Oremus, Bustos and McGarry
Document Path: l:\council\bills\cc\16072vr22.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 4764

Introduced in the House on January 11, 2022
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Vaccine mandates, liability

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  11/10/2021  House   Prefiled
  11/10/2021  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/11/2022  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 49)
   1/11/2022  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 49)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

11/10/2021

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-29-55 SO AS TO ESTABLISH CIVIL LIABILITY IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES FOR AN ENTITY THAT REQUIRES PERSONS SEEKING ADMISSION ON THEIR PREMISES TO BE VACCINATED FOR COVID-19.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 29, Title 44 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 44-29-55.    Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any public, nonprofit, or private entity that requires students, employees, members, or anyone else seeking admission on the entity's premises to be vaccinated for COVID-19, and whose mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy or practice proximately causes a person to suffer adverse health consequences, loss of income, or other consequential damages, may be held civilly liable for the damages suffered. Nothing in this section prohibits the award also of punitive damages to an injured person."

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

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