South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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H. 4282

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Bailey, Kimmons and Elliott
Document Path: l:\council\bills\cc\16048vr21.docx

Introduced in the House on April 28, 2021
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Attorney's fees in DSS actions

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/28/2021  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 74)
   4/28/2021  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 74)
    5/4/2021  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kimmons
    5/5/2021  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Elliott

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/28/2021

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 15-77-300, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ALLOWANCE OF ATTORNEY'S FEES IN STATE-INITIATED ACTIONS, SO AS TO ELIMINATE THE EXCEPTION FOR DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES' CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT ACTIONS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 15-77-300(C) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

    "(C)    The provisions of this section do not apply to civil actions relating to the establishment of public utility rates, disciplinary actions by state licensing boards, habeas corpus or post conviction relief actions, child support actions, except as otherwise provided for herein, and child abuse and neglect actions in this section."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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