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Bill Duty to defend and indemnify AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 1-11-445 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA MUST PROVIDE A LEGAL DEFENSE FOR AND INDEMNIFICATION TO A STATE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT, OR INSTRUMENTALITY AGAINST A CLAIM OR SUIT THAT ARISES OUT OF OR BY VIRTUE OF THE PERFORMANCE OF OFFICIAL DUTIES ON BEHALF OF A STATE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT, OR INSTRUMENTALITY, AND TO PROVIDE A SIMILAR DEFENSE AND INDEMNIFICATION TO BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES, AND OFFICERS OF THE ENTITY; TO REPEAL SECTION 1-11-440 RELATING TO LEGAL DEFENSES AND INDEMNIFICATIONS PROVIDED TO MEMBERS OF THE FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY AUTHORITY AND ITS DIRECTOR; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 12-4-325 RELATING TO LEGAL DEFENSES AND INDEMNIFICATION PROVIDED TO OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE. - ratified title us/states/sc South Carolina General Assembly 2021-2022 H 4048 South Carolina H 4048 (2021-2022)
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South Carolina H 4048 (2021-2022) — Duty to defend and indemnify

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 1-11-445 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA MUST PROVIDE A LEGAL DEFENSE FOR AND INDEMNIFICATION TO A STATE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT, OR INSTRUMENTALITY AGAINST A CLAIM OR SUIT THAT ARISES OUT OF OR BY VIRTUE OF THE PERFORMANCE OF OFFICIAL DUTIES ON BEHALF OF A STATE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT, OR INSTRUMENTALITY, AND TO PROVIDE A SIMILAR DEFENSE AND INDEMNIFICATION TO BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES, AND OFFICERS OF THE ENTITY; TO REPEAL SECTION 1-11-440 RELATING TO LEGAL DEFENSES AND INDEMNIFICATIONS PROVIDED TO MEMBERS OF THE FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY AUTHORITY AND ITS DIRECTOR; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 12-4-325 RELATING TO LEGAL DEFENSES AND INDEMNIFICATION PROVIDED TO OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE. - ratified title

Version chain

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

  1. Filed (filed) — source
  2. 3/31/2022 (committee substitute) — source
  3. 3/9/2021 (committee substitute) — source
  4. 4/1/2022 (committee substitute) — source
  5. 4/6/2022 (committee substitute) — source
  6. 5/10/2022 (committee substitute) — source
  7. 5/4/2022 (committee substitute) — source
  8. 5/5/2022 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Passage of Bill — 1072 (pass) · lower
  • Concur in Senate Amendments — 1020 (pass) · lower
  • 2nd Reading — 440 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • G.M. Smith — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2021-03-09 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
  • 2021-03-09 Referred to Committee on Ways and Means referral-committee
  • 2022-03-31 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means committee-passage-favorable
  • 2022-04-01 Scrivener's error corrected
  • 2022-04-06 Amended amendment-passage
  • 2022-04-06 Read second time reading-2
  • 2022-04-06 Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-2
  • 2022-04-07 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
  • 2022-04-07 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
  • 2022-04-07 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2022-04-25 Referred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Hutto, Matthews, Climer, Senn, Cash, Harpootlian
  • 2022-05-04 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary committee-passage-favorable
  • 2022-05-05 Scrivener's error corrected
  • 2022-05-10 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2022-05-10 Read second time reading-2
  • 2022-05-10 Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
  • 2022-05-11 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
  • 2022-05-12 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
  • 2022-05-12 Roll call Yeas-102 Nays-0
  • 2022-05-12 Ratified R 210
  • 2022-05-13 Signed By Governor executive-signature
  • 2022-05-31 Effective date 05/13/22
  • 2022-05-31 Act No. 161

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7e1c1dcb-2942-43f0-a1e7-e173d3db3c7a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).