H 3865

  • South Carolina House Bill
  • 2017-2018 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Apr 05, 2017
  • Passed House Apr 05, 2017
  • Passed Senate May 09, 2018
  • Signed by Governor May 17, 2018

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA PREGNANCY ACCOMMODATIONS ACT"; TO AMEND SECTION 1-13-30, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS UNDER THE SOUTH CAROLINA HUMAN AFFAIRS LAW, SO AS TO REVISE THE TERMS "BECAUSE OF SEX" OR "ON THE BASIS OF SEX" USED IN THE CONTEXT OF EQUAL TREATMENT FOR WOMEN AFFECTED BY PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH, OR RELATED MEDICAL CONDITIONS, AND TO REVISE THE TERM "REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION" PERTAINING TO WHAT THIS TERM MAY INCLUDE; TO AMEND SECTION 1-13-80, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO UNLAWFUL EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES OF AN EMPLOYER, SO AS TO ADD CERTAIN OTHER UNLAWFUL EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES IN REGARD TO AN APPLICANT FOR EMPLOYMENT OR AN EMPLOYEE WITH LIMITATIONS BECAUSE OF PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH, OR RELATED MEDICAL CONDITIONS, TO PROVIDE FOR NOTICE AND APPLICABILITY TO NEW AND CURRENT EMPLOYEES TO WHOM SPECIFIC PROVISIONS APPLY, AND TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS BY THE HUMAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION; AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE HUMAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION WITH STATED LIMITATIONS MAY PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO CARRY OUT THIS ACT. - ratified title

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May 31, 2018

South Carolina Legislature

Act No. 244

May 30, 2018

South Carolina Legislature

Effective date 05/17/18

May 17, 2018

South Carolina Legislature

Signed By Governor

May 14, 2018

South Carolina Legislature

Ratified R 244

May 10, 2018

House

Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled

House

Roll call Yeas-96 Nays-0

May 09, 2018

Senate

Read third time and returned to House with amendments

South Carolina Legislature

Scrivener's error corrected

May 08, 2018

Senate

Amended

Senate

Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0

Senate

Read second time

May 02, 2018

South Carolina Legislature

Scrivener's error corrected

May 01, 2018

Senate

Amended

Senate

Committee Amendment Amended and Adopted

Feb 22, 2018

South Carolina Legislature

Scrivener's error corrected

Feb 21, 2018

Senate

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

Jan 24, 2018

Senate

Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Shealy, McLeod, Senn, R.J.Cash

Apr 05, 2017

House

Read third time and sent to Senate

Senate

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Senate

Introduced and read first time

Apr 04, 2017

House

Requests for debate-Rep(s). GR Smith, Loftis, Forester, Magnuson, Bernstein, Toole, Hiott, Crosby, S. Rivers, Davis, Hosey, Taylor, Finlay, Erickson

House

Roll call Yeas-52 Nays-50

House

Read second time

House

Amended

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Knight

Mar 30, 2017

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Whipper, J.E.Smith

Mar 29, 2017

House

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

Mar 22, 2017

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: King

Feb 28, 2017

House

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

House

Introduced and read first time

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