Time-limited demands, tort claims

2025-2026 Bill 4670: Time-limited demands, tort claims - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 4670
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. W. Newton, C. Mitchell and Henderson-Myers
Document Path: LC-0313HDB26.docx
Introduced in the House on January 13, 2026
Introduced in the Senate on March 26, 2026
Last Amended on March 25, 2026

Currently residing in the Senate
Summary: Time-limited demands, tort claims
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

12/16/2025

House

Prefiled

12/16/2025

House

Referred to Committee on
Judiciary

1/13/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 52
)

1/13/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Judiciary
(
House Journal-page 52
)

3/24/2026

House

Committee report: Favorable with amendment
Judiciary
(
House Journal-page 17
)

3/25/2026

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor:
Henderson-Myers

3/25/2026

House

Amended (
House Journal-page 46
)

3/25/2026

House

Read second time (
House Journal-page 46
)

3/25/2026

House

Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0 (
House Journal-page 49
)

3/26/2026

House

Read third time and sent to Senate (
House Journal-page 34
)

3/26/2026

Senate

Introduced and read first time (
Senate Journal-page 12
)

3/26/2026

Senate

Referred to Committee on
Judiciary
(
Senate Journal-page 12
)

4/22/2026

Senate

Recalled from Committee on
Judiciary
(
Senate Journal-page 4
)

5/12/2026

Senate

Read second time (
Senate Journal-page 42
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/17/2025
03/24/2026
03/25/2026
04/22/2026

Recalled

April 22, 2026

H. 4670

Introduced
by Reps. W. Newton, C. Mitchell and Henderson-Myers

S. Printed 4/22/26--S.

Read the first time March 26, 2026

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION
15-1-350
SO AS TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS FOR DEMANDS FOR PERSONAL INJURY,
BODILY INJURY, PROPERTY DAMAGE, OR WRONGFUL DEATH.

B
e it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

S
ECTION 1.
C
hapter 1, Title 15 of the S.C. Code is amended by
adding:

S
ection
15-1-350
.
(
A) In the event of a
time-limited demand for settlement of a claim, loss, or damage, made by or on
behalf of a claimant, to a tortfeasor with a liability insurance policy, any
such demand must be made in good faith, be reasonable in its terms, provide the
insurer with sufficient information to evaluate the claim, and provide the
insurer a reasonable time not less than thirty days from receipt of the demand
in which to provide a response.

(
B)
Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter or affect the doctrine
established in Tyger River Pine Co. v. Maryland Casualty Co., 163 S.C. 229, 161
S.E. 491 (1931).

S
ECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.

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