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| Bill | Tort Reform and Liquor Liability | AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 15-38-15, RELATING TO JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY AND THE APPORTIONMENT OF PERCENTAGES OF FAULT AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE OR DRUG EXCEPTIONS, AMONG OTHER THINGS, SO AS TO FURTHER MODIFY PROVISIONS RELATING TO JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY, TO REMOVE THE EXCEPTION TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE SECTION APPLYING TO THE USE, SALE, OR POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL, TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR THE INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL TORTFEASORS IN A CAUSE OF ACTION AND FOR THE TRIER OF FACT TO ALLOCATE FAULT TO ADDITIONAL TORTFEASORS, AND TO PROVIDE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH ADDITIONAL NONDEFENDANT TORTFEASORS SHALL BE ADDED TO A VERDICT FORM AND CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THEY SHALL NOT BE ADDED; BY AMENDING SECTION 61-6-2220, RELATING TO ALCOHOL SALES, SO AS TO PROHIBIT A PERSON FROM KNOWINGLY SELLING ALCOHOL TO AN INTOXICATED PERSON; BY ADDING CHAPTER 3 TO TITLE 61 SO AS TO ESTABLISH AN ALCOHOL SERVER TRAINING REQUIREMENT; BY AMENDING SECTION 61-2-60, RELATING TO REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE REGULATIONS FOR THE ALCOHOL SERVER TRAINING REQUIREMENTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 61-4-580, RELATING TO PROHIBITED ACTS BY HOLDERS OF PERMITS AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF BEER OR WINE, SO AS TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; BY ADDING SECTION 61-4-523 SO AS TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR THE SALE OF BEER AND WINE AT COLLEGIATE SPORTING EVENTS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; BY ADDING SECTION 38-73-550 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE TO MAKE CERTAIN REPORTS REGARDING LIQUOR LIABILITY COVERAGE IN THIS STATE; BY AMENDING SECTION 38-90-20, RELATING TO LICENSING, REQUIRED INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION, FEES, AND RENEWAL, SO AS TO INCLUDE LIQUOR LIABILITY INSURANCE; BY AMENDING SECTION 61-2-145, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT OF LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGE, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR LIQUOR LIABILITY RISK MITIGATION; AND BY ADDING SECTION 61-2-147 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT TORTFEASORS CHARGED WITH CERTAIN DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OFFENSES SHALL APPEAR ON THE JURY VERDICT FORM UPON MOTION OF THE DEFENDANT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND TO PROVIDE IF A VERDICT IS RENDERED AGAINST BOTH A LICENSEE AND A DEFENDANT CHARGED WITH CERTAIN DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OFFENSES THAT THE LICENSEE IS JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY LIABLE FOR FIFTY PERCENT OF THE PLAINTIFF'S ACTUAL DAMAGES. - RATIFIED TITLE | us/states/sc | South Carolina General Assembly | 2025-2026 | H 3430 | South Carolina H 3430 (2025-2026) |
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9 | 36 | 3 | 2024-12-05 | 2025-05-19 | openstates | ocd-bill/8f47825a-c6ad-4294-9194-c77f48a8ea82 | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3430&session=126&summary=B | 671932e7573544b7f71a22873a155046ca8793a44e2f54bb5d5df65b41f557eb | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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South Carolina H 3430 (2025-2026) — Tort Reform and Liquor Liability
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 15-38-15, RELATING TO JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY AND THE APPORTIONMENT OF PERCENTAGES OF FAULT AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE OR DRUG EXCEPTIONS, AMONG OTHER THINGS, SO AS TO FURTHER MODIFY PROVISIONS RELATING TO JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY, TO REMOVE THE EXCEPTION TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE SECTION APPLYING TO THE USE, SALE, OR POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL, TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR THE INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL TORTFEASORS IN A CAUSE OF ACTION AND FOR THE TRIER OF FACT TO ALLOCATE FAULT TO ADDITIONAL TORTFEASORS, AND TO PROVIDE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH ADDITIONAL NONDEFENDANT TORTFEASORS SHALL BE ADDED TO A VERDICT FORM AND CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THEY SHALL NOT BE ADDED; BY AMENDING SECTION 61-6-2220, RELATING TO ALCOHOL SALES, SO AS TO PROHIBIT A PERSON FROM KNOWINGLY SELLING ALCOHOL TO AN INTOXICATED PERSON; BY ADDING CHAPTER 3 TO TITLE 61 SO AS TO ESTABLISH AN ALCOHOL SERVER TRAINING REQUIREMENT; BY AMENDING SECTION 61-2-60, RELATING TO REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE REGULATIONS FOR THE ALCOHOL SERVER TRAINING REQUIREMENTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 61-4-580, RELATING TO PROHIBITED ACTS BY HOLDERS OF PERMITS AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF BEER OR WINE, SO AS TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; BY ADDING SECTION 61-4-523 SO AS TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR THE SALE OF BEER AND WINE AT COLLEGIATE SPORTING EVENTS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; BY ADDING SECTION 38-73-550 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE TO MAKE CERTAIN REPORTS REGARDING LIQUOR LIABILITY COVERAGE IN THIS STATE; BY AMENDING SECTION 38-90-20, RELATING TO LICENSING, REQUIRED INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION, FEES, AND RENEWAL, SO AS TO INCLUDE LIQUOR LIABILITY INSURANCE; BY AMENDING SECTION 61-2-145, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT OF LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGE, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR LIQUOR LIABILITY RISK MITIGATION; AND BY ADDING SECTION 61-2-147 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT TORTFEASORS CHARGED WITH CERTAIN DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OFFENSES SHALL APPEAR ON THE JURY VERDICT FORM UPON MOTION OF THE DEFENDANT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND TO PROVIDE IF A VERDICT IS RENDERED AGAINST BOTH A LICENSEE AND A DEFENDANT CHARGED WITH CERTAIN DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OFFENSES THAT THE LICENSEE IS JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY LIABLE FOR FIFTY PERCENT OF THE PLAINTIFF'S ACTUAL DAMAGES. - RATIFIED TITLE
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Filed (filed) — source
- 02/12/2025 (committee substitute) — source
- 03/26/2025 (committee substitute) — source
- 04/01/2025 (committee substitute) — source
- 04/03/2025 (committee substitute) — source
- 04/03/2025-A (committee substitute) — source
- 04/30/2025 (committee substitute) — source
- 05/07/2025 (committee substitute) — source
- 12/05/2024 (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- to concur — 41–1 (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — 105–0 (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — 45–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- B. Newton — primary (person)
- Ballentine — primary (person)
- Bannister — primary (person)
- Bradley — primary (person)
- Brewer — primary (person)
- Brittain — primary (person)
- C. Mitchell — primary (person)
- Caskey — primary (person)
- Chapman — primary (person)
- Collins — primary (person)
- Crawford — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- Forrest — primary (person)
- Gagnon — primary (person)
- Gatch — primary (person)
- Gilliam — primary (person)
- Guest — primary (person)
- Hager — primary (person)
- Hardee — primary (person)
- Hartz — primary (person)
- Hewitt — primary (person)
- Hiott — primary (person)
- Hixon — primary (person)
- Jordan — primary (person)
- Landing — primary (person)
- Lawson — primary (person)
- Ligon — primary (person)
- Long — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Martin — primary (person)
- McGinnis — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- Neese — primary (person)
- Oremus — primary (person)
- Pedalino — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
- Rankin — primary (person)
- Robbins — primary (person)
- Sanders — primary (person)
- Schuessler — primary (person)
- Sessions — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- Teeple — primary (person)
- Vaughan — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)
- Whitmire — primary (person)
- Wickensimer — primary (person)
- Willis — primary (person)
- Yow — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2024-12-05 Prefiled
filing - 2024-12-05 Referred to Committee on Judiciary
referral-committee - 2025-01-14 Introduced and read first time
introduction, reading-1 - 2025-01-14 Referred to Committee on Judiciary
referral-committee - 2025-01-16 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bannister, Sessions, Jordan, Robbins, Collins, Martin, Lawson, Wickensimer, Landing, Long, Hiott, Forrest, Sanders, Teeple, Oremus, Hartz, Guest, Pedalino, M.M.Smith, Schuessler, Hixon, Chapman, Gatch, McGinnis, Neese, Hardee, Ligon, Taylor, Willis, Vaughan, Brittain, Erickson, Bradley, Rankin, Hager, Whitmire, Gilliam, Crawford, Hewitt, Yow
- 2025-02-12 Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
committee-passage-favorable - 2025-02-18 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ballentine, Gagnon
- 2025-02-18 Debate adjourned
- 2025-02-19 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brewer
- 2025-02-19 Read second time
reading-2 - 2025-02-19 Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0
- 2025-02-20 Read third time and sent to Senate
passage, reading-3 - 2025-02-26 Introduced and read first time
introduction, reading-1 - 2025-02-26 Referred to Committee on Finance
referral-committee - 2025-03-26 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance
committee-passage-favorable - 2025-04-01 Committee Amendment Adopted
amendment-passage - 2025-04-01 Read second time
reading-2 - 2025-04-01 Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
- 2025-04-02 Read third time and returned to House with amendments
passage, reading-3 - 2025-04-03 Scrivener's error corrected
- 2025-04-03 Scrivener's error corrected
- 2025-04-09 Debate adjourned until Thur., 4-10-25
- 2025-04-10 Debate adjourned
- 2025-04-23 Debate adjourned until Thur., 4-24-25
- 2025-04-24 Debate adjourned
- 2025-04-30 Amended
amendment-passage - 2025-04-30 Debate adjourned
- 2025-05-01 Debate adjourned
- 2025-05-06 Senate amendment amended
amendment-amendment - 2025-05-06 Returned to Senate with amendments
- 2025-05-07 Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
- 2025-05-07 Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-1
- 2025-05-08 Ratified R 61
- 2025-05-12 Signed By Governor
executive-signature - 2025-05-19 Effective date See Act for Effective Date
- 2025-05-19 Act No. 42
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8f47825a-c6ad-4294-9194-c77f48a8ea82. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).