South Carolina H 4142: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO REQUEST THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NAME THE INTERSECTION LOCATED AT THE JUNCTION OF LEGARE ROAD AND JIM BILTON BOULEVARD IN DORCHESTER COUNTY "CLAUDE MAJOR, JR. INTERSECTION" AND ERECT APPROPRIATE MARKERS OR SIGNS AT THIS INTERSECTION CONTAINING THIS DESIGNATION.

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2025-2026 Bill 4142 Text of Previous Version (Mar. 05, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4142

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING 
SECTION 15-78-120, RELATING TO LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY, SO AS TO INCREASE THE 
LIMITS.

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

SECTION 1. Section 15-78-120(a) of the S.C. Code is amended to 
read:

 (a) For any action or claim for 
damages brought under the provisions of this chapter, the liability shall not 
exceed the following limits:

 (1) 
Except as provided in Section 15-78-120(a)(3), no person shall recover in any 
action or claim brought hereunder a sum exceeding three 
hundred thousandone million dollars because 
of loss arising from a single occurrence regardless of the number of agencies 
or political subdivisions involved.

 (2) 
Except as provided in Section 15-78-120(a)(4), the total sum recovered 
hereunder arising out of a single occurrence shall not exceed six hundred thousandtwo million 
dollars regardless of the number of agencies or political subdivisions or 
claims or actions involved.

 (3) 
No person may recover in any action or claim brought hereunder against any 
governmental entity and caused by the tort of any licensed physician or 
dentist, employed by a governmental entity and acting within the scope of his 
profession, a sum exceeding onetwo million twofive hundred thousand dollars because of loss arising 
from a single occurrence regardless of the number of agencies or political 
subdivisions involved.

 (4) 
The total sum recovered hereunder arising out of a single occurrence of 
liability of any governmental entity for any tort caused by any licensed 
physician or dentist, employed by a governmental entity and acting within the 
scope of his profession, may not exceed onetwo million twofive hundred thousand dollars regardless of the number of 
agencies or political subdivisions or claims or actions involved.

 (5) 
The provisions of Section 15-78-120(a)(3) and (a)(4) shall in no way limit or 
modify the liability of a licensed physician or dentist, acting within the 
scope of his profession, with respect to any action or claim brought hereunder 
which involved services for which the physician or dentist was paid, should 
have been paid, or expected to be paid at the time of the rendering of the 
services from any source other than the salary appropriated by the governmental 
entity or fees received from any practice plan authorized by the employer 
whether or not the practice plan is incorporated and registered with the 
Secretary of State.

SECTION 2. The repeal or amendment by this act 
of any law, whether temporary or permanent or civil or criminal, does not affect 
pending actions, rights, duties, or liabilities founded thereon, or alter, 
discharge, release or extinguish any penalty, forfeiture, or liability incurred 
under the repealed or amended law, unless the repealed or amended provision 
shall so expressly provide. After the effective date of this act, all 
laws repealed or amended by this act must be taken and treated as remaining in 
full force and effect for the purpose of sustaining any pending or vested 
right, civil action, special proceeding, criminal prosecution, or appeal 
existing as of the effective date of this act, and for the enforcement of 
rights, duties, penalties, forfeitures, and liabilities as they stood under the 
repealed or amended laws.

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval 
by the Governor.

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