South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014

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H. 3369

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Sandifer, Limehouse, Sottile, Clemmons, Crosby, Daning, Spires, Toole, Simrill, Putnam, Loftis, Bedingfield, Quinn, Huggins, Finlay, Kennedy, Owens, Gagnon, Gambrell, Whitmire, Herbkersman, G.R. Smith, Barfield, Hardwick, Edge, K.R. Crawford, D.C. Moss, Hiott, Forrester, Long, W.J. McLeod, Funderburk, Southard, Hixon, V.S. Moss, Anthony, Ryhal, Wells, Skelton, Taylor, Norman, Henderson, Atwater, Pitts, Lowe, Horne, Murphy, Wood and Rivers
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Companion/Similar bill(s): 229

Introduced in the House on January 17, 2013
Introduced in the Senate on May 28, 2013
Last Amended on May 22, 2013
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Workers' Compensation

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/17/2013  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 12)
   1/17/2013  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (House Journal-page 12)
   1/24/2013  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Limehouse, 
                        Sottile, Clemmons, Crosby, Daning, Spires, Toole, 
                        Simrill, Putnam, Loftis, Bedingfield, Quinn, Huggins, 
                        Finlay, Kennedy, Owens, Gagnon, Gambrell, Whitmire, 
                        Herbkersman, G.R.Smith, Barfield, Hardwick, Edge, 
                        K.R.Crawford, D.C.Moss, Hiott, Forrester
   3/21/2013  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, 
                        Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 4)
    4/9/2013  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Long, 
                        W.J.McLeod, Funderburk, Southard, Hixon, V.S.Moss, 
                        Anthony, Ryhal, Wells, Skelton, Taylor, Norman, 
                        Henderson, Atwater, Pitts, Lowe, Horne, Murphy
   4/10/2013  House   Requests for debate-Rep(s). Rutherford, Cobb-Hunter, 
                        Mitchell, Stavrinakis, Sabb, Daning, Sandifer, 
                        Whitmire, Lowe, Jefferson, Williams, Govan, Bowers, 
                        Powers Norrell, McEachern, King, Douglas, Clyburn, 
                        Hosey, Anderson, RL Brown, Forrester, Cole, Gilliard, 
                        Toole, Atwater, Dilliard, Robinson-Simpson, 
                        Bedingfield (House Journal-page 37)
   4/17/2013  House   Debate adjourned until Thur., 4-18-13 
                        (House Journal-page 96)
   4/25/2013  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wood
   4/25/2013  House   Debate adjourned until Tues., 4-30-13 
                        (House Journal-page 101)
   5/15/2013  House   Debate adjourned until Thur., 5-16-13 
                        (House Journal-page 22)
   5/22/2013  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rivers
   5/22/2013  House   Amended (House Journal-page 40)
   5/22/2013  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 40)
   5/22/2013  House   Roll call Yeas-78  Nays-34 (House Journal-page 42)
   5/23/2013  House   Read third time and sent to Senate 
                        (House Journal-page 34)
   5/28/2013  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 6)
   5/28/2013  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 6)
   1/31/2014  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Gregory (ch), McElveen, Turner

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/17/2013
3/21/2013
5/22/2013

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

AMENDED

May 22, 2013

H. 3369

Introduced by Reps. Sandifer, Limehouse, Sottile, Clemmons, Crosby, Daning, Spires, Toole, Simrill, Putnam, Loftis, Bedingfield, Quinn, Huggins, Finlay, Kennedy, Owens, Gagnon, Gambrell, Whitmire, Herbkersman, G.R. Smith, Barfield, Hardwick, Edge, K.R. Crawford, D.C. Moss, Hiott, Forrester, Long, W.J. McLeod, Funderburk, Southard, Hixon, V.S. Moss, Anthony, Ryhal, Wells, Skelton, Taylor, Norman, Henderson, Atwater, Pitts, Lowe, Horne, Murphy, Wood and Rivers

S. Printed 5/22/13--S.

Read the first time January 17, 2013.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 42-1-378 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN EMPLOYEE COVERED BY THE FEDERAL EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY ACT, THE LONGSHORE AND HARBOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT OR ANY OF ITS EXTENSIONS, OR THE JONES ACT IS EXEMPT FROM WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAWS.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1. Article 3, Chapter 1, Title 42 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 42-1-378.    This title does not apply to an employee who suffers an injury on or after July 1, 2013, for which there is jurisdiction under either the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. Section 901 et seq., and its extensions, or the Merchant Marine Act of 1020, 46 U.S.C. Section 30104 et seq. However, this title must not be construed to eliminate or diminish any right than any person or, in the case of the person's death, his personal representative, may have under either the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. Section 901 et seq., and its extensions, or the Merchant Marine Act of 1020, 46 U.S.C. Section 30104 et seq."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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