South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024

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H. 3196

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Bailey, McCravy and Rutherford
Document Path: LC-0029VR23.docx

Introduced in the House on January 10, 2023
Currently residing in the House

Summary: Attorney Fees, DSS Actions

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
12/8/2022 House Prefiled
12/8/2022 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/10/2023 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 91)
1/10/2023 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 91)
4/5/2023 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rutherford

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/08/2022



A bill

to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by amending Section 15-77-300, 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 S.C. 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 postconviction relief actions, and 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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