South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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A80, R118, H3305

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Lowe, Bingham, Horne, Weeks and Bradley
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\18332ab15.docx

Introduced in the House on January 13, 2015
Introduced in the Senate on March 10, 2015
Last Amended on March 5, 2015
Passed by the General Assembly on June 4, 2015
Governor's Action: June 11, 2015, Signed

Summary: Unemployment benefits

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/13/2015  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 179)
   1/13/2015  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 179)
    3/4/2015  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks
    3/4/2015  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 32)
    3/5/2015  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bradley
    3/5/2015  House   Amended (House Journal-page 43)
    3/5/2015  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 43)
    3/5/2015  House   Roll call Yeas-106  Nays-2 (House Journal-page 44)
    3/5/2015  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day (House Journal-page 45)
    3/6/2015  House   Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments 
                        (House Journal-page 2)
   3/10/2015  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 13)
   3/10/2015  Senate  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 13)
   3/31/2015          Scrivener's error corrected
   4/23/2015  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 12)
   4/24/2015          Scrivener's error corrected
    6/2/2015  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 26)
    6/2/2015  Senate  Roll call Ayes-42  Nays-1 (Senate Journal-page 26)
    6/4/2015  Senate  Read third time and enrolled
    6/8/2015          Ratified R 118
   6/11/2015          Signed By Governor
   6/17/2015          Effective date 06/11/15
   6/18/2015          Act No. 80

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/13/2015
3/4/2015
3/5/2015
3/31/2015
4/23/2015
4/24/2015


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(A80, R118, H3305)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-35-120, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DENIAL OF UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS FOR AN EMPLOYEE WHO TESTS POSITIVE FOR ILLEGAL DRUG USE OR THE UNLAWFUL USE OF LEGAL DRUGS, SO AS TO EXPAND THE RANGE OF SPECIMENS FROM AN EMPLOYEE THAT MAY BE TESTED TO INCLUDE ORAL FLUIDS, AND TO CHANGE CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF LABORATORIES THAT MAY PERFORM THESE TESTS.

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

Oral fluid testing allowed, testing laboratory certification revised

SECTION    1.    Section 41-35-120(3)(a)(iii) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 146 of 2010, is further amended to read:

"(iii)        insured worker provides a blood, hair, oral fluid, or urine specimen during a drug test administered on behalf of the employer, which tests positive for illegal drugs or legal drugs used unlawfully, provided:

(A)    the sample was collected and labeled by a licensed health care professional or another individual authorized to collect and label test samples by federal or state law, including law enforcement personnel; and

(B)    the test was performed by a laboratory certified to perform such tests by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS)/Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the College of American Pathologists or the State Law Enforcement Division; and

(C)    an initial positive test was confirmed on the specimen using the gas chromatography/mass spectrometry method, or an equivalent or a more accurate scientifically accepted method approved by USDHHS/SAMHSA;"

Time effective

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

Ratified the 8th day of June, 2015.

Approved the 11th day of June, 2015.

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