🚨SC Bars & Restaurants are being sold out by SC Senator Shane Massey & Insurance Companies🚨
We previously warned that Sen. Massey was using bars and restaurants as a TROJAN HORSE to pass special interest legislation favoring out of state insurance companies and corporate donors.
Yesterday, S.C. Senator Shane Massey KILLED liquor liability reform this year!
Specifically, the S.C. Senate had the chance to pass H. 3497, a liquor liability reform bill that passed the S.C. House unanimously. This bill delivered immediate relief to bars and restaurants. Rather than pass H. 3497, Senator Massey forced an amendment that DELETED H. 3497 (liquor liability reform) and replaced it with his controversial omnibus Big Insurance Bailout Bill S. 244. If Senator Massey had allowed a vote on H. 3497, liquor liability reform would have passed overwhelmingly and it would have been SIGNED INTO LAW by Governor McMaster!
Instead, Senator Massey chose to hijack the process and place out-of-state special interests over our local bars and restaurants. He chose to protect the financial interest of insurance companies, businesses that pollute our groundwater with forever chemicals (PFAS), and out of state trucking companies— all heavy donors to the @scsenategop. 💸 Just ask Sen. Massey to tell you how much these special interests have donated to the SC Senate Republican Caucus PAC!
We could have REAL liquor liability reform NOW, but Senator Massey chose his personal pet project (S. 244) over providing the much-needed help for our hospitality industry.
It’s time for Sen. Massey to put OurState ahead of AllState!
@ajones1229 Sadly it seemed like we were across the finish line on the reforms we desperately need but Sassy Massey (@shanemassey), RINO Ross (@SenRossTurner) and other WOKE insurance industry puppets are hell bent on selling us out.
Senator Sassy Massey (@shanemassey) just completely sold out the food and beverage industry by killing dram shop liability reform. It is now obvious that he serves the Woke insurance industry and not South Carolina business owners.
H.3497 breaks the insurance monopoly and drives down costs for South Carolina businesses. More competition means lower premiums and better coverage for bars and restaurants. Tell your representatives to vote YES and pass this bill!
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#PassH3497#BreakTheMonopoly
South Carolina bars and restaurants deserve fair warning if their insurance is at risk. H.3497 forces insurers to provide notice within 30 days, ending sudden cancellations that leave businesses stranded. Contact your Senator today and demand a YES vote on H.3497! 🦅
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Statement from Reform SC on the SC Senate’s Rejection of the Original S.244
Let’s not sugarcoat it: the original S.244 was a disaster for the people and small businesses of South Carolina.
The original S.244 was a billion-dollar bailout for Big Insurance—written by industry lobbyists to protect companies that delay, deny, and defend valid claims while jacking up premiums on South Carolina families and small businesses. Nobody outside the insurance lobby wanted this bill.
But thanks to a group of Republican senators who had the courage to stand up for victims and small businesses—not the insurance industry—that version of S.244 is dead. What passed last night is nowhere near what was introduced, and that’s a win for fairness and common sense.
That said, serious issues remain. The bill that passed still tilts the playing field toward big corporations and away from those who’ve been harmed. Justice in South Carolina should be balanced—not bought.
So is defeating the original S.244 a step forward? Yes.
Is the job done? Not even close.
The House now has the chance to fix what’s still broken. Reform SC will be watching—and fighting—for solutions that protect people, not insurance profits.
H.3497 brings real relief by lowering insurance costs, protecting businesses, and promoting safer alcohol service: no loopholes, no government red tape, just common-sense reform. The Senate must act now and pass this bill!
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#PassH3497#CommonSenseReform#LowerInsuranceCost