South Carolina lawmakers reach compromise on liquor liability reform

South Carolina lawmakers reach compromise on liquor liability reform

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) – Relief could be on the way for South Carolina restaurants and bars grappling with high insurance premiums thanks to a compromise on liquor liability reform. Rep. Weston Newton (R-Beaufort) announced Tuesday evening that the House and Senate had reached an agreement that addresses liquor liability as well as joint and several liability. The agreement, approved by the House, ends weeks of back and forth between the two cham…

S.C. lawmakers strike deal on liquor liability reform - Charleston City Paper

S.C. House and Senate Republican leaders have reached a compromise that they say will ease bar and restaurant liability insurance pains.  The post S.C. lawmakers strike deal on liquor liability reform appeared first on Charleston City Paper.

SC Statehouse reaches agreement on liquor liability reform. Aimed at helping bars and restaurants

South Carolina statehouse negotiators have reached agreement on a compromise on a contentious liquor liability and tort reform package. Here's what's in it.

South Carolina lawmakers pass reform easing liquor insurance law - Columbia Business Report

​ SC lawmakers approved reform to ease liquor liability insurance costs. Joint and several liability change offers relief to small businesses. Insurance costs had risen 100–1000%, forcing closures statewide. Bills 3497 and 244 also require enhanced alcohol server training. A bipartisan agreement in the South Carolina Statehouse on Tuesday reshaped a nearly decade-old liquor liability insurance law that recently has caused financial hardshi…