---
type: "Bill"
title: "SC COVID-19 Liability Safe Harbor Act"
description: "A JOINT RESOLUTION TO ENACT THE \"SOUTH CAROLINA COVID-19 LIABILITY IMMUNITY ACT\" SO AS TO PROVIDE LIABILITY PROTECTIONS FOR A LIMITED TIME PERIOD FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND BUSINESSES THAT FOLLOW PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDANCE IN RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY; TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS; TO PROVIDE LIABILITY PROTECTION FOR CERTAIN COVERED ENTITIES AND COVERED INDIVIDUALS FOR CORONAVIRUS-RELATED CLAIMS; TO PROVIDE THAT DEFENSES ARE CUMULATIVE; AND TO PROVIDE A TIMEFRAME THAT THIS LIABILITY PROTECTION IS IN EFFECT. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 147"
citation: "South Carolina S 147 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Adams", "Alexander", "Bennett", "Climer", "Corbin", "Grooms", "Gustafson", "Hembree", "Kimbrell", "Loftis", "Martin", "Massey", "Peeler", "Rice", "Talley", "Turner"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 25
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-12-09"
last_action: "2021-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/700f00ad-7170-47b0-a1a7-5ecba83e438e"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=147&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "65d26879040e9ac21ce061f27b3213d23c7a0396357fad402f542aae5cbf0195"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---

# South Carolina S 147 (2021-2022) — SC COVID-19 Liability Safe Harbor Act

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA COVID-19 LIABILITY IMMUNITY ACT" SO AS TO PROVIDE LIABILITY PROTECTIONS FOR A LIMITED TIME PERIOD FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND BUSINESSES THAT FOLLOW PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDANCE IN RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY; TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS; TO PROVIDE LIABILITY PROTECTION FOR CERTAIN COVERED ENTITIES AND COVERED INDIVIDUALS FOR CORONAVIRUS-RELATED CLAIMS; TO PROVIDE THAT DEFENSES ARE CUMULATIVE; AND TO PROVIDE A TIMEFRAME THAT THIS LIABILITY PROTECTION IS IN EFFECT. - ratified title

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/147.htm)
2. **12/9/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/147_20201209.htm)
3. **2/11/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/147_20210211.htm)
4. **2/12/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/147_20210212.htm)
5. **2/18/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/147_20210218.htm)
6. **2/25/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/147_20210225.htm)
7. **4/21/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/147_20210421.htm)

## Votes

- to lay on the table #13 — **24–19** (pass) · upper
- to lay on the table — **21–18** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **89–18** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading — **40–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Adams — primary (person)
- Alexander — primary (person)
- Bennett — primary (person)
- Climer — primary (person)
- Corbin — primary (person)
- Grooms — primary (person)
- Gustafson — primary (person)
- Hembree — primary (person)
- Kimbrell — primary (person)
- Loftis — primary (person)
- Martin — primary (person)
- Massey — primary (person)
- Peeler — primary (person)
- Rice — primary (person)
- Talley — primary (person)
- Turner — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-12-09** Prefiled `filing`
- **2020-12-09** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-12** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-12** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-13** Referred to Subcommittee: Malloy (ch), Young, Sabb, Senn, Talley
- **2021-02-11** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-12** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2021-02-17** Special order, set for February 17, 2021
- **2021-02-18** Committee Amendment Tabled `amendment-deferral`
- **2021-02-18** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-18** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-02-25** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-25** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-25** Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-3
- **2021-03-02** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-02** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-21** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-22** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-22** Roll call Yeas-89 Nays-18
- **2021-04-22** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2021-04-23** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-28** Ratified R 39
- **2021-04-28** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-30** Effective date 04/28/21
- **2021-07-02** Act No. 99

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/700f00ad-7170-47b0-a1a7-5ecba83e438e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).