South Carolina Senate Bill 865 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 15-2)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2014 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-01-22 - Referred to Subcommittee: Massey (ch), Coleman, Gregory
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Establish The Cdl Driver Employment Protection Act Which Provides That Civil Liability Claims Made Against An Employer Of A Person Who Holds A Valid Commercial Driver's License Based On Any Theory Of Negligent Hiring, Training, Retention, Or Entrustment Must Be Considered In The Second Phase Of A Bifurcated Trial Pursuant To Section 15-32-520(e), If There Is Evidence To Support An Award Of Punitive Damages, But Punitive Damages May Not Be Awarded Against An Employer Solely On The Basis Of Vicarious Liability.

CDL Driver Employment Protection Act

Sen. Larry Martin [R]	Sen. Thomas Alexander [R]	Sen. Paul Campbell [R]	Sen. William O'Dell [R]
Sen. Glenn Reese [D]	Sen. Danny Verdin [R]	Sen. Harvey Peeler [R]	Sen. Katrina Shealy [R]
Sen. Chauncey Gregory [R]	Sen. Shane Massey [R]	Sen. Ross Turner [R]	Sen. Sean Bennett [R]
Sen. Ronnie Cromer [R]	Sen. Michael Fair [R]	Sen. John McGill [D]	Sen. Shane Martin [R]
Sen. Lawrence Grooms [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-01-22	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Massey (ch), Coleman, Gregory
2014-01-14	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2014-01-14	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2013-12-17	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2013-12-17	Senate	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	32	520	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0865&session=120&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess120_2013-2014/prever/865_20131217.htm