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type: "Bill"
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title: "SC COVID-19 Liability Safe Harbor Act"
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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"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
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legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2021-2022"
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identifier: "S 147"
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citation: "South Carolina S 147 (2021-2022)"
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classification: ["joint resolution"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Adams", "Alexander", "Bennett", "Climer", "Corbin", "Grooms", "Gustafson", "Hembree", "Kimbrell", "Loftis", "Martin", "Massey", "Peeler", "Rice", "Talley", "Turner"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 25
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2020-12-09"
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last_action: "2021-07-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/700f00ad-7170-47b0-a1a7-5ecba83e438e"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=147&session=124&summary=B"
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source_hash: "65d26879040e9ac21ce061f27b3213d23c7a0396357fad402f542aae5cbf0195"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
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---
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# South Carolina S 147 (2021-2022) — SC COVID-19 Liability Safe Harbor Act
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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
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/147.htm)
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2. **12/9/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/147_20201209.htm)
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3. **2/11/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/147_20210211.htm)
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4. **2/12/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/147_20210212.htm)
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5. **2/18/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/147_20210218.htm)
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6. **2/25/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/147_20210225.htm)
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7. **4/21/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/147_20210421.htm)
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## Votes
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- to lay on the table #13 — **24–19** (pass) · upper
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- to lay on the table — **21–18** (pass) · upper
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- Passage of Bill — **89–18** (pass) · lower
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- 3rd Reading — **40–3** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Adams — primary (person)
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- Alexander — primary (person)
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- Bennett — primary (person)
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- Climer — primary (person)
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- Corbin — primary (person)
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- Grooms — primary (person)
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- Gustafson — primary (person)
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- Hembree — primary (person)
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- Kimbrell — primary (person)
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- Loftis — primary (person)
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- Martin — primary (person)
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- Massey — primary (person)
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- Peeler — primary (person)
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- Rice — primary (person)
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- Talley — primary (person)
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- Turner — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-12-09** Prefiled `filing`
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- **2020-12-09** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-12** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-01-12** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-13** Referred to Subcommittee: Malloy (ch), Young, Sabb, Senn, Talley
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- **2021-02-11** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-02-12** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2021-02-17** Special order, set for February 17, 2021
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- **2021-02-18** Committee Amendment Tabled `amendment-deferral`
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- **2021-02-18** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-02-18** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2021-02-25** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-02-25** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-02-25** Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-3
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- **2021-03-02** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-03-02** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-21** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-04-22** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-22** Roll call Yeas-89 Nays-18
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- **2021-04-22** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
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- **2021-04-23** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-04-28** Ratified R 39
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- **2021-04-28** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-04-30** Effective date 04/28/21
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- **2021-07-02** Act No. 99
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## Source
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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).
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