H 4289 General Bill, By McGee, Altman, Battle and Coates
Summary: Slander or libel
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 16-7-150, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SLANDER AND LIBEL, SO AS TO DELETE THE MALICIOUS INTENT STANDARD AND PROVIDE FOR AN ACTUAL MALICE STANDARD REQUIRING KNOWLEDGE THAT A STATEMENT IS FALSE OR MADE WITH RECKLESS DISREGARD FOR WHETHER THE STATEMENT IS FALSE.
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11/16/05	House	Prefiled
11/16/05	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/10/06	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-17
01/10/06	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-18
02/22/06	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-4
02/28/06	House	Amended HJ-15
02/28/06	House	Read second time HJ-16
03/01/06	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-9
03/01/06	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-21
03/01/06	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-21
03/08/06	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Jackson, Knotts, Bryant